CSR fund scam casts a shadow on Munambam judicial commission

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate 34 cases registered at various police stations across the State in connection with the alleged corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds scam and handed over to the State Crime Branch (CB).

The SIT will be headed by M.J. Sojan, Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch CU-II, Ernakulam under the supervision of the ADGP, Crime Branch. The 80-member SIT is constituted of officers from Economic Offence Wing, Crime Branch units, Crime Branch Central Units and the Cyber Division.

The cases being transferred to the Crime Branch include 11 each booked in Idukki and Ernakulam Rural, eight in Alappuzha, three in Kottayam, and one in Kannur town. The District Police Chiefs of Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam Rural, and Kannur City have been directed to hand over the case file and related documents to ADGP, Crime Branch, immediately.