# Kerala High Court suspects conspiracy to keep ex-DGP out of jail 2026-11-12T11:03:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Outlets counted: barandbench.com, livelaw.in The Kerala High Court on Thursday, 12 November, orally indicated it would order a medical board examination and investigation into how former Director General of Police Tomin J Thachankary avoided jail after his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. Justice A Badharudeen remarked that Thachankary 'has not even seen the cell' and suggested a conspiracy involving jail officials. The judge said, 'If the doctors in the jail, the officials in the jail, have given you a grace, then that is a conspiracy in between them, for which an investigation to be ordered.' Thachankary sought to withdraw his plea to travel abroad for work, but Justice Badharudeen responded, 'Even if you withdraw, I won’t leave you. I may order his examination by a Medical Board.' The court reserved its verdict. Thachankary was convicted in mid-September and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and a Rs 30.8 lakh fine, but the High Court suspended the sentence four weeks later, allowing bail on condition he not leave India without permission. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets report the same core event: the Kerala High Court's indication that it may order a medical board examination and investigation into former DGP Tomin Thachankary's hospitalisation after his conviction. NDTV and Barandbench lead with the judge's pointed remarks and the withdrawal of Thachankary's plea to travel abroad, while LiveLaw adds the strongest quote, the judge's suspicion of a conspiracy among jail officials. LiveLaw also specifies the judge threatened a suo motu examination even if the plea was withdrawn. The coverage is uniformly critical of the former DGP's actions and aligned with the court's framing, no outlet presents Thachankary's or the jail's viewpoint. The differences are largely in the volume of courtroom quotes included, with LiveLaw and Barandbench providing the most detail. The balanced reading is that the court has reserved its verdict but signalled a likely investigation and medical board, leaving the next step to the judge's order. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - livelaw.in (neutral report) Led with judge's suspicion of conspiracy, omitted Thachankary's withdrawal of plea - barandbench.com (neutral report) Detailed judge's remarks and timeline, included withdrawal and court's order Background, not counted: ndtv.com This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Disproportionate Assets Case, Justice A. Badharudeen, Kerala High Court, Kerala Police, Poojappura Central Jail, Tomin J Thachankary Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-suspects-conspiracy-to-keep-ex-dgp-out-of-jail/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-high-court-suspects-conspiracy-to-keep-ex-dgp-out-of-jail/#story-in-brief Gate decision: pass (pass: linked qualifying outlets 2 of 3, relevance 8) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-12 10:26Z (feed), 0.6 h old) Image: none. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/