Granddaughter and her husband arrested for siphoning of grandmother of Rs 2.10 crore in Coimbatore - Police seize properties

Police have arrested the relatives of Ranganayaki, an elderly woman, who allegedly duped her of Rs 2.10 crore from her bank account near Idikarai in Coimbatore district. The police have seized bonds worth Rs 1 crore and vehicles, including a car, from them and have also frozen the bank account.


Coimbatore: Police have arrested relatives of an elderly woman near Idikarai for duping her of Rs 2.10 crore and attached her properties.

Ramaraj's wife Ranganayaki (70), a native of Idikarai in Coimbatore district, his son Rajesh is doing his own business abroad (Nigeria). He used to send money from abroad to his mother's bank account from time to time.

Ranganayaki's brother Balakrishnan (71), Balakrishnan's daughter Kavipriya (41) and his son-in-law Anandakumar (49) cheated Ranganayaki and received around Rs 8 crore in cash. With that, Anandakumar has invested in his own business.

In this case, he has returned Rs 6 crore out of it. The remaining amount of around Rs 2.10 crore was allegedly siphoned off without returning it. Ranganayaki's son Rajesh, who had returned from abroad, came to know about this and looked at her bank accounts. It was revealed that his daughter and his son-in-law had cheated on his mother Ranganayaki.

He has lodged a complaint with Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police Badri Narayanan in this regard. The district crime branch police have registered a case on the orders of the Superintendent of Police to take action on the complaint.

Following the investigation, her younger brother Balakrishnan cheated the woman of the money. His daughter Kavipriya and son-in-law Anandakumar were arrested.

Bonds worth around Rs 1 crore, a four-wheeler-1 worth Rs 10 lakh and Rs 2 lakh in cash were seized from them. Bank accounts worth Rs 1 crore have also been frozen.

“TVK Should Be a Real Government, Not a Reels Government” – MLA Senthil Balaji

After thanking voters in Coimbatore South, senior DMK leader and MLA Senthil Balaji urged the media not to “overhype” th...

Monitoring Lapses at Coimbatore Airport Side Gate Raise Concerns Over Outsider Access

Concerns have surfaced over inadequate security monitoring and access checks at the Poonga Nagar-side entry gate of Coim...

Monitoring Lapses at Coimbatore Airport Side Gate Raise Concerns Over Outsider Access

Concerns have surfaced over inadequate security monitoring and access checks at the Poonga Nagar-side entry gate of Coim...

Park Group of Institutions Celebrates Launchpad 2K26 with 85 Percent Placement Success

Park Group of Institutions in Coimbatore organized Launchpad 2K26, celebrating the 2026 graduating batch's placement ach...

Park Group of Institutions Celebrates Launchpad 2K26 with 85 Percent Placement Success

Park Group of Institutions in Coimbatore organized Launchpad 2K26, celebrating the 2026 graduating batch's placement ach...

World Bee Day 2026 Celebration at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore will celebrate World Bee Day on May 20, 2026. The Department of Entomol...