Kochi: Ernakulam Konthuruthy native Adithyan who was arrested in connection with the Syro-Malabar Church document forgery case has been remanded. Police recorded the arrest of Adithyan on Sunday morning for forging documents against Cardinal Mar George Alencherry.
The police had found out that it was Adithyan who first uploaded the fake documents on internet. Adithyan was a system analyst in a leading hotel. He is doing research after completing MTech from Chennai IIT.
According to the statement of Adithyan, he forged the documents as requested by a priest in Syro-Malabar Church. Adithyan prepared the fake documents from a shop in Thevara. Police have also seized the computer used for the purpose. Police recorded his arrest on Sunday morning and later produced him before the magistrate.