2022, നവംബർ 22, ചൊവ്വാഴ്ച

ED attaches bank deposits of Karakonam medical college


Parents allegedly duped with promise of admission to their children, says the agency; money laundering case against institution and its promoters stems from multiple FIRs filed by police

Bank deposits worth ₹95.25 lakh of a medical college have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to the alleged duping of parents by promising admission to their children, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday.

The action has been taken against Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College at Karakonam in Thiruvananthapuram, it said. The money laundering case against the medical college and its promoters stems from multiple FIRs filed by the police.

An investigation found that funds were collected from parents on the pretext of giving admission to their wards in the college.

“However, admissions were not given even after taking money,” it alleged.

A part of the cash was used for developing the college infrastructure and the remaining was “diverted” to the parent organisation–the South Kerala Diocese. The agency said, “Bennet Abraham and A. Dharmaraj Rasalam had by the commission of the scheduled offence, derived/obtained the proceeds of crime totalling ₹95,25,000”.

However, the ED said, as the “proceeds of crime” generated by Abraham and Rasalam were not available for attachment, an equivalent amount from the college account has been provisionally attached after a provisional order was issued on Tuesday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

A part of the cash was used for developing the college infrastructure and the remaining was “diverted” to the parent organisation 

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