Summary:
During their stay at Cherai, a couple of individuals representing the group bought a fishing boat ‘Devamatha’ paying Rs 1.02 crore in hard cash. Police are also probing reports that about 52 bags were seen found abandoned at Kodungallur temple. As not enough rooms were available, the group split and stayed in five homestays in and around Cherai area. The first assumption was that the bags had been forgotten but next morning joggers on the beach found more bags. One woman had a baby at a hospital near Kochi,’’ sources added.The group stayed at Cherai till January 11 night and checked out between 10.30 pm and 1.30 am..