Scam cases: Accused files 62 bail petitions before Kerala high court

Kochi: Sindhu V Nair, the third accused in the G&G scam cases involving over Rs 100 crore, who was arrested from Tamil Nadu after absconding for over a year, has approached Kerala high court with 62 bail petitions in connection with cheating cases registered across various districts.

Justice M A Abdul Hakhim, on Tuesday, adjourned the hearing of Sindhu's bail pleas to May 23 to obtain instructions from the state. Earlier, in Feb 2024, the first and second accused — D Gopalakrishnan Nair of Pathanamthitta and his son Govind — were arrested in connection with these cases. Sindhu is the wife of Gopalakrishnan Nair. The fourth accused, Lekshmi Lekhakumar, wife of Govind, remains absconding.

According to prosecution, the accused dishonestly offered high interest rates and collected crores of rupees from depositors. They then allegedly changed the names of their companies and siphoned off the investors' hard-earned money. The crime branch has registered 876 cheating cases against the accused, including Sindhu, and has stated that the investigation is ongoing.

After the cases were registered by police in 2024, Sindhu went into hiding in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. In Jan 2025, she shifted to Kuilapalayam, a locality near the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry border, where she lived in a flat posing as a yoga trainer. She was arrested from there.