Kerala High Court says it may order medical board examination to verify Tomin Thachankary’s illnesses

KOCHI A medical examination may be required to verify former DGP Tomin Thachankary’s illnesses as he did not spend a day in a jail cell during his incarceration in the disproportionate assets case, the Kerala High Court has remarked. Justice A. Badharudeen was on Thursday considering a plea by Thachankary seeking a modification of his bail conditions to travel abroad and resume his employment in the United Arab Emirates.

“We need to know whether it was an illness or a conspiracy to avoid staying in a cell,” the court orally observed. Anomaly in contentions Thachankary had sought permission to withdraw his plea; however, the court noted that there was an anomaly in the contentions raised by the petitioner and remarked that the matter required serious consideration. “How did the prisoner, who was undergoing continuous treatment while in prison, suddenly become healthy after getting bail?” the court enquired.

“He (Thachankary) might have visited a prison cell while he was serving as police chief, but not during his sentence,” the court said. S.