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Islampur cops to hand over three suspects

KOLHAPUR: Kolhapur police are likely to take custody of three people, who are allegedly involved in the Kadaknath scam , from Islampur police station .

“We are communicating with Islampur police and have completed the basic formalities to get the custody of the three accused. We have shot an application to the Islampur court to grant their custody.

A case has been registered against the three at Shahupuri police station for cheating poultry farmers,” said a police officer investigating the case.

The suspects have been booked under sections 406, 409 and 420 of the IPC and section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors.

“We have already sealed two bank accounts of the concerned company and started investigating the transactions done by them. We are also gathering information about the investigation done by Islampur police to get more leads in the case. We are also searching the whereabouts of other suspects who are on the run and will arrest them soon,” said the officer.

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