Overview

• On June 7, Thiruvananthapuram’s Museum police registered an FIR against actor-politician G Krishnakumar, his daughter Diya and other family members following accusations of abduction and extortion by a former employee
• A separate FIR names three ex-staffers at Diya’s jewellery shop for allegedly diverting about Rs69 lakh through manipulated QR codes while she was pregnant
• Krishnakumar says he has provided police with electronic evidence, including CCTV footage and videos of the employees admitting to misappropriating funds after returning some money
• The employees counter that they regularly handed cash receipts to the shop’s owner and that caste-based slurs were hurled at them, though they lack formal electronic records of transactions
• Museum police say they are reviewing all submitted documents and recordings before determining the next steps in both the embezzlement and extortion investigations