It has come to light that J.P. Nikitha, 36, the complainant in the gold theft case at Thirupuvanam police station which led to the custodial death of B. Ajith Kumar, 27, was one of the six accused in a forgery case booked at Thirumangalam police station in 2011.  

As per the First Information Report registered by the Thirumangalam police on May 10, 2011, six people – J. Sivagamani Ammal, 60, her husband Jeyaperumal, 65, son J.P. Kaviyarasu alias J. Vaibhav Saran, daughter in law K. Sugadevi, 29, daughter J.P. Nikitha, all of J.P. Gardens, Vilangudi, Tirumangalam and Bhagat Singh, 32, of Vilangudi were included as accused.  

The FIR, which was based on the complaint of S. Rajangam, 65, of Tirumangalam, informed that the complainant along with two others, who were also the relatives of the accused, were promised by the accused that they would help them get a government job.  

“J.P. Kaviyarasu, saying that he was close to the Personal Assistant of the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, promised the complainants that they would be provided government jobs if they were ready to pay him,” it added.  

It is said that the accused demanded Rs.9 lakh for teacher post and Rs.7 lakh for Village Administrative Officer post.  

During different dates from December 21, 2010, to February 2, 2011, the complainant had given them Rs 16 lakh in total, FIR noted.  

As the family had promised to provide them with the appointment order within 15 days, and did not act accordingly, the complainant reached them through another person in contact, said the FIR.  

Yet, the family were unreachable and had moved to a different location. Also, the accused had threatened the complainant and informed them that their money would not be returned. 

Based on the complaint, police booked the six under sections 406 (Punishment for Criminal Breach of Trust) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of Indian Penal Code.  

Henri Tiphagne, founder and executive director of Madurai-based human rights organisation People’s Watch, speaking on the FIR said that such allegations against the complainant of the gold theft case have now put her credibility at stake.  

While several such things have started coming out, the veracity of the complainant has drastically gone down, he added.  

However, he said, as the district judge’s investigation was underway, he did not want to prejudice the interrogation.