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Kerala Crime branch registers case in Thiruvananthapuram mayor letter case

The case is registered under IPC sections 465 (forgery), 466 (falsification of official documents) and 469 (falsification of documents to disparage one’s status).

Kerala Crime branch registers case in Thiruvananthapuram mayor letter case

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The Crime Branch wing of Kerala police  on Tuesday registered a case  in the letter  alleged to have  sent by  Thiruvananthapuram  Corporation   mayor Arya Rajendran to CPI-M district secretary, Anavoor Nagappan seeking a ‘priority list’ of candidates from the party for contractual appointments in the Corporation.

The case is registered under IPC sections 465 (forgery), 466 (falsification of official documents) and 469 (falsification of documents to disparage one’s status).The crime branch registered the FIR on the mayor’s complaint

Earlier,  state Police Chief Amilkanth had directed to register a case and conduct a detailed investigation into the Thiruvananthapuram the  letter controversy involving Mayor Arya Rajendran. The police chief ordered the probe following the recommendations of the Crime Branch team that conducted a preliminary inquiry. The case will be investigated by a new unit of the crime branch, sources said.

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The crime branch has not been able to find the original copy of the letter circulating in the name of Mayor Arya Rajendran.The crime branch recommended that a case should be registered to find out who prepared and forged the signature of the Mayor.

Meanwhile, the opposition Congress and BJP  decided to intensify the protest within the corporation over the letter controversy. Congress and BJP leaders said they will continue the strike until the mayor resigns

 Thiruvananthapuram mayor Arya Rajendran faces the allegation that she had written a letter to the CPI-M district secretary, Anavoor Nagappan seeking a list from the party to appoint 295 contract staff in the health wing of the city corporation.

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