As per police, Dhanya Mohan, the accused who is wanted in an alleged financial fraud in a private company in Thrissur siphoned off Rs 20 crore to five accounts since 2019 including that of her brother and father, according to preliminary police investigation. The fraud came to light when the most recent transaction was detected. Thrissur: A shocking case of financial fraud has unraveled from Thrissur where a 40-year-old Assistant General Manager, Tech lead at an IT product and service company has siphoned-off Rs 19.
94 crores from her workplace and has been on the run for the past four days. As per police, Dhanya Mohan, the accused who is wanted in an alleged financial fraud in a private company in Thrissur siphoned off Rs 20 crore to five accounts since 2019 including that of her brother and father, according to preliminary police investigation. The fraud came to light when the most recent transaction was detected.
As per details revealed from the sources within the firm, Dhanya transferred Rs 80 lakh from April 2024 from the digital personal loan account of the company to her own account. The previous transactions was also done in the similar manner since 2019. However, she ensured that none within the company got hold of the transaction details of the personal loan account.
“As the IT head only she had the control of the digital account of the firm. No one else had an access to it. She has been transferring the money to her account and then to her fathers, brothers and other family member’s accounts for a period of time.
There was suspicion among the employees, but no one had questioned her. However, last week she called for an urgent meeting where she herself took up the matter and told the employees that money was missing. However, she left the office the same day and then never appeared at the office.
We understand that she along with the family is absconding”, said Valappad CI to News9. As per the inspector, her entire family at her residence in Kollam is missing when the police reached the spot. Police has issued a lookout notice for Dhanya on July 24th.
“We are probing in the right direction as we have certain clues on where she might be staying now”, the CI added. Based on a complaint by Sushil Krishnankutty, who works as the Application head of the company, the Valappad Police have registered a case and formed a special seven member investigation team to probe the case..
“Dhanya has purchased luxury goods, land in last 2 years” As per the investigation team Dhanya is addicted to online rummy and had purchased 6 cents of land, a house and various luxury goods in the past two years. “Her husband had recently returned from Dubai. Last year she purchased 6 cents of land near her house in Nellimukk in Kollam.
When the income tax department had sought details of the online rummy transactions of Rs 2 crores, she did not disclose it to them”, the CI added. ‘On the day she met the employees she had left the office after she feigned physical difficulties and left the office’, the police officer said..
