Over ₹40 lakh swindled from Diya Krishna’s shop, say Police

Thiruvananthapuram: The Crime Branch on Saturday confirmed that more than ₹40 lakh was swindled from the shop owned by actor and BJP leader G Krishnakumar’s daughter, Diya Krishna. Vineetha, Radhakumari, and Divya, who were employed at Diya’s fancy jewellery store 'Oh by Ozy', have been booked in the case. According to Diya’s complaint, the accused misappropriated funds to the tune of ₹69 lakh.

As per the case, the trio allegedly embezzled the money by directing customers to make payments through their personal UPI QR codes instead of the official QR code displayed at the shop.

The police revealed the financial irregularities after Vineetha and Radhakumari surrendered at the Crime Branch office in Jawahar Nagar on Friday. They took the move after the court denied them anticipatory bail on July 25. The court subsequently remanded the two, and the investigation team has begun interrogating them.

According to investigation officials, Vineetha and Radhakumari are not cooperating with the investigation. Therefore, the probe team plans to approach the court seeking their custody. Meanwhile, Divya, another accused in the case, remains absconding.

In an FIR filed on June 3, Diya alleged that her former employees—Vineetha, Divya, Radhakumari, and Vineetha’s husband Adarsh—diverted customer payments from July 2024 by replacing the firm’s official QR code with their personal GPay QR codes, defrauding her of ₹69 lakh. 

The case sparked controversy after the three women raised counter-allegations against Diya and her family. They claimed that they were threatened, confined, and subjected to casteist remarks.

They also told the media that Diya had allegedly instructed them to receive payments through their UPI apps as a way to avoid paying taxes.