Vellarada, Thiruvananthapuram: A 33-year-old man has been arrested on charges of hiring a car and selling it off. Shiju of Kasargod Muttomkadavu is the accused.
He hired a car that costs Rs 18 lakh for a Rs 25,000 monthly rent and sold it to somebody else.
The car belonged to one Dipu, 33, of Aryancode. The rental agreement was made two years ago and Shiju paid Rs 25,000 each for two months. But he absconded after that.
Shiju was caught after the police traced him to Kasaragod with the help of the cyber cell. It has been found that the car was sold at Pattambi in Palakkad district.
Aryancode sub-inspector A V Saiju said Shaiju has served jail terms several times. He was earlier accused of cornering Rs 10 lakh from contractors on the promise of supplying granite stone for the Vizhinjam port project. There are cases against him at Velarikundu and Kanhangad police stations in Kasaragod district.
