VACB officials said they had told the court that Mr. Kunju's custodial investigation was necessary to prosecute the Palarivattom corruption case. Moreover, they feared that Mr. Kunju would attempt to sway witnesses if investigators allowed him to be at large. The VACB's reported move to arrest Mr. Kunju appeared to have compounded his legal troubles. It had questioned Mr. Kunju several times in Thiruvananthapuram based on Mr. Sooraj's statement. The accusation against Mr. Kunju was that he had stacked the deck in favour of the builder.

Source: The Hindu November 18, 2020 05:03 UTC