Kannur: BJP woman leader held for cheating Rs 29 lakh


Kannur: A BJP woman leader was held for looting Rs 29 lakh on Thursday. N Premalatha from Nettalamuthanir who is the president of Nanathadi grama panchayat in Karnataka fooled Tycoon traders chairman Venkatesh Moorthy claiming she would help him buy gold for 20 % discount from a bank in Kannur.


Premalatha who was taken into custody by the Karnataka police was later handed over to Kannur police team who is probing the case. Premalatha introduced Moorthy, who wanted to buy gold for his daughter's wedding,to the main accused Urumi Musthafa.


Other accused are John and Harry from Karnataka. They offered him to buy gold from ICICI bank in Thalappu. The accused were identified through closed circuit camera in the bank.

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