Police launch probe into alleged theft of evidence in 124 cases from Magistrate court in Kochi

The Ernakulam Central police have launched a probe into the alleged theft of a number of objects kept as material evidence in different cases in a court in Kochi, Keralam.Material evidence in 124 cases under the consideration of the Judicial First Class Magistrate II Court in the District Court complex have been allegedly stolen, as per the First Information Report registered the other day.The alleged theft took place from the court’s evidence room between January 1, 2016 and September 21, 2026, according to the FIR. The police registered the case based on a complaint from a junior superintendent of the court.The case has been registered under Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which deals with “theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master”. Published - November 02, 2026 04:18 pm IST