Petitioners who helped in Monson’s arrest allege being threatened; seek police protection

The petitioners, whose joint complaint to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has led to the arrest of the alleged conman and self-style antique dealer Monson Mavunkal, have alleged that they are being th

The petitioners, whose joint complaint to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has led to the arrest of the alleged conman and self-style antique dealer Monson Mavunkal, have alleged that they are being threatened and have sought protection for their lives and properties.

Four out of the six petitioners - Yakub Purayil, Anoop V. Ahammad, Shameer M. T, and Shanimon - have filed a petition with the State Police Chief Anil Kant in this regard.

“When we turned up for giving evidence to the Crime Branch probing the Monson case in Ernakulam a few days back, two persons turned up at our hotel at Vytilla. One person, a resident of Kunnanmkulam was known to us and had asked for an appointment to meet us. But he was accompanied by an unknown person who started issuing threats against naming KPCC chief K. Sudhakaran duing television channel debates,” Mr. Shameer said.