The accused acquired money from the financial company by submitting the documents of land owned by their cousin, Sefi, wife of late Shahu hailing from Anjangadi.
Chavakkad: Police nabbed two brothers for embezzling Rs 1.7 crore from a private finance company by providing land deeds of property owned by their cousin. The arrestees are KA Muhammed (74) and his brother IK Abubakar (70), hailing from Anjangad in Thrissur. The incident happened in 2014 but was brought to the attention of the land owner after the financial company issued an attachment notice. The accused acquired money from the financial company by submitting the documents of land owned by their cousin, Sefi, wife of late Shahu hailing from Anjangadi. The brothers also submitted forged ID documents of land owners in the financial company. Abubakar borrowed the land deed from his cousin by assuring him to keep it safe. Later, assisted by his brother, he approached the financial company and borrowed Rs 1.7 crore using the land deed as security.
