Overview

• Shanti Krishnan, an assistant station writer at Muvattupuzha traffic unit, is accused of siphoning ₹16.76 lakh from motor vehicle fine collections between 2018 and 2022.
• Routine audits found that cash book entries and fine receipts had been manipulated to underreport daily collections.
• An FIR registered on July 21 charges her with forgery, using forged documents, criminal breach of trust by a public servant and cheating under the IPC.
• Counts under the Prevention of Corruption Act have been added to the criminal case.
• Her suspension on July 24 has led to a departmental probe that may lead to arrest if allegations are proven.