By K. C. Vijayan

A BANKRUPT made 247 trips overseas between 2001 and last year without first getting clearance from the Official Assignee.

Eight others, meanwhile, made more than 50 such unauthorised trips, while three more received warnings but continued to travel without permission.

All 12 will now be brought to court on the same day this week to send a message to bankrupts that the Official Assignee, who administers the affairs of all bankrupts here, will not tolerate anyone flouting this rule.

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