Former Keralam DGP Tomin Thachankary has sought permission from the Kerala High Court to travel abroad and rejoin his employment in the United Arab Emirates.

Justice A. Badharudeen granted time for the State to file its objection to Thachankary’s plea seeking modification of his bail condition stating that he should not leave India without prior permission from the Court. 

Mr. Thachankary had been convicted by the Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four years, a fine of ₹30.84 lakh, with additional rigorous imprisonment for two months on default of fine. On appeal against the conviction, the High Court had suspended his sentence and released him on bail, imposing conditions, including on travelling abroad. 

Thachankary informed the Court that he had been employed in the UAE for the past three years and was presently working as Operations Manager at Bhima Jewellers, Sharjah, and was a partner in a firm named Pulla Reddy Information Technology Consultants, based in Dubai. 

The petitioner informed the Court that he had been unable to attend his office for more than a month and if he did not join soon, he would lose his employment, which would seriously impact his livelihood. 

The matter will be considered again on November 2.

The Vigilance Court in Kottayam, Keralam, on Thursday (September 17, 2026) found former Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary guilty in a disproportionate assets case. The court is scheduled to pronounce the quantum of sentence at 2 p.m.

Before the sentencing, the court asked Mr. Thachankary if he had anything to say. He told the court that he had experienced chest pain two days ago and was not keeping well.

The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau had registered the case in 2007, alleging that Mr. Thachankary had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2003 and 2007 when he was in service. He retired as DGP in 2023.

The investigation also found that his assets were around 135% in excess of his known sources of income.

Prosecution contention

The prosecution alleged that Mr. Thachankary could not satisfactorily account for the source of the additional assets, while the Vigilance was able to trace documents relating to the expenditure incurred.

The Vigilance filed the chargesheet in 2013. Several alleged irregularities had also surfaced against Mr. Thachankary, who was an Additional Director General of Police at the time.