Church of South India presses tsunami relief fund fraud charges
The Church of South India (CSI) has instigated legal proceedings against its former general secretary alleging fraudulent use of funds meant for rehabilitation of 2004 tsunami victims, particularly stricken fisher folk.
Police arrested two of the key officials in the case in early October. Three other suspects – the
former CSI general secretary Pauline Sathyamurthy, her husband, and the former treasurer V Kasturi, have evaded arrest, according to other church members.
"Though it is embarrassing, we decided to go ahead with appropriate action when we were convinced about the fraud," said the Rev Moses Jeyakumar, CSI general secretary. Jeyakumar filed the criminal case with police on 26 September in Chennai where the Church, India's second largest denomination after the Roman Catholic Church, has its headquarters.
(Ecumenical News International)
