₹66 lakh siphoned from Diya Krishna’s boutique; Crime Branch files chargesheet

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Employees at a boutique owned by Diya Krishna, daughter of actor and BJP leader Krishna Kumar, allegedly embezzled ₹66 lakh, according to a chargesheet filed by the Crime Branch in the case.

The money was siphoned off over a period of two years by three women employees, along with the husband of one of them.

The accused, Vinitha Juliet, Divya Franklin, Radhakumari, and Vinitha’s husband Adarsh, reportedly replaced the boutique’s official QR code with their personal QR codes, diverting customer payments into their own accounts.

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The Crime Branch stated that the stolen money was used to fund a luxury lifestyle. Police also clarified that the counter-complaint filed by the accused against Krishna Kumar and Diya Krishna lacked merit. The accused had alleged kidnapping, intimidation, theft, and harassment, which officers found to be baseless.

Krishna Kumar had originally lodged a complaint with the Thiruvananthapuram Assistant Commissioner, following which the Museum Police registered a case. The Crime Branch has now filed the chargesheet, with the accused booked under sections related to criminal breach of trust, theft, cheating and misappropriation.