Fraud at Diya's shop: Staff confess to embezzling money
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So far, a fraud of Rs 40 lakh was identified. The stolen money was shared among the three accused, who also claimed to have used it to purchase gold. The crime branch identified the scooter and gold bought with the fraudulent money and decided to confiscate them. Police said actions were initiated for this. The scooter of the second accused, Radhakumari, was taken into custody.
Of the three accused in the case, Vineetha and Radhakumari surrendered at the crime branch office.
Krishnakumar's complaint stated that the employees embezzled money using a QR code. The case was that employees embezzled Rs 69 lakh from Diya's establishment.
The investigation team informed the court that there is evidence for the employees stealing money from Diya's store, corroborated by the bank records of the three employees. The investigation team found that almost Rs 2 lakh reached the bank accounts of the accused in some days.
After Diya's wedding, the employees were managing the store's affairs. The complaint was that the money from customers was received using the employees' QR codes and was not handed over to Diya. However, the employees first informed police that to evade tax, Diya herself asked them to channel the money through their accounts. The main accused in the case, Divya, is still at large.
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