Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju Guilty in 1990 Drug Case Evidence Tampering

• Former Kerala transport minister Antony Raju was found guilty of evidence tampering in a 1990 drug seizure case.
• The Nedumangad Judicial First Class Magistrate convicted Raju on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
• Raju, a serving MLA of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, was a junior lawyer for the accused, Andre Salvatore Cervelli, in the original case.
• The 1990 case involved 61.5 grams of hashish seized from Cervelli at Thiruvananthapuram international airport.
• A probe revealed Raju and court official Jose conspired to tamper with material evidence, leading to Cervelli's acquittal by the Kerala High Court.

Why It Matters: Former Kerala minister Antony Raju convicted for tampering evidence in a 1990 drug case.