The Kozhikode Rural police have arrested three individuals, together with two Malappuram natives, in reference to a serious monetary fraud involving non secular therapeutic. The suspects – PCH Shamsuddeen and Kannanthodi Muhammed Basheer from Malappuram district, and P. Rafeeq from Nadapuram — have been taken into custody on Saturday (November 29).
In response to police sources, the three extorted practically ₹70 lakh from a resident of Thottilpalam after promising non secular therapeutic for his spouse. The arrests have been made on the premise of a grievance filed by AK Muhammed Adil, who has been pursuing the matter for a number of months.
The police stated the accused exploited the household’s hope for a divine treatment and picked up cash by claiming that their non secular therapeutic strategies would work miraculously.
The couple reportedly met the accused at a non secular gathering in Nadapuram in January 2020. Based mostly on the claims reportedly made by the accused, the couple later traveled to Kodur in Malappuram district to bear the promised non secular therapy. They stayed in a rented home the place the therapeutic classes have been reportedly held.
The classes, the victims stated, concerned in a single day prayers from 7 pm to 7 am On the third day, the accused allegedly demanded ₹15 lakh as a mortgage, assuring compensation inside three days. A couple of days later, they reportedly collected one other ₹55 lakh from the complainant in a number of instalments, within the title of non secular therapeutic. The complainant said that the cash was handed over each immediately and thru financial institution transfers.
An Inspector related to the probe stated two of the accused have been office-bearers of an academic establishment belief in Malappuram district. The investigation staff additionally discovered indications of a number of comparable incidents reported from Nadapuram, Kuttiady, Kallachi, Kakkattu and Panoor.
Printed – November 30, 2025 06:47 pm IST