Overview

• Assistant Commissioner Stella Verghese signed the order on September 18, directing Thimarody to relocate to Raichur with immediate effect.
• The order, issued on a police recommendation, cites law-and-order concerns and alleged interference with the Special Investigation Team’s probe.
• Entry to Dakshina Kannada is barred except for police or court summons, and Thimarody can seek review by the government or approach the High Court.
• SIT searches on August 26 seized 44 items including phones, laptops with over 25 videos, two swords, and a gun, leading to an Arms Act case on September 16.
• Police note he faces numerous cases and was among 36 earlier identified for externment, while the SIT also reported tracing a money trail linked to his associates.