Vigilance raids ex-SP Venugopal’s residence
KOCHI: Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Wednesday conducted raids at the residence of retired superintendent of police K B Venugopal in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The raids were conducted by Vigilance special cell attached to Ernakulam vigilance unit. Officials said the raids which began at his residence in the city in the morning lasted till evening.
“We have seized over 67 documents which we think will be useful for our investigation,” the officers said. It was based on a complaint that the VACB special cell registered the case against Venugopal who ran into controversy towards the fag end of his career in connection with the sensational Nedumkandam custodial death case.