Kollam, Friday 21 November 2008: The 11th accused in the Total `4′U money swindling case, Dr Ramani surrendered before Crime Branch here on Thursday. Though she was included in the accused list she was absconding. Earlier the Supreme Court had ordered Ramani to present before investigation officers after rejecting her advance bail application.

Sabarinath, a 21-year-old who had studied only up to Standard 12, is said to have collected vast sums by way of deposits by offering a fabulous return of 60% in an incredibly short period of three months. He gained the confidence of potential investors by promptly paying Rs160,000 to every person who had deposited Rs 100,000. But, then, he got to a stage when he could not keep his promise any longer.

According to investigators, Dr Ramani, who was running a clinic here, had allegedly deposited a huge amount in the firm and had encouraged many others to make deposits in the firm. Sabarinath was arrested earlier after being on the run when his share broking cum financial institution closed down all of a sudden. Towards the end of August, 2008, Sabarinath absconded. A key figure, Chandramathi, a former employee of a state public sector enterprise is still at large.