The suspect in an investigation into an alleged travel scam has been held in police custody for over 40 days without being charged, her lawyer claimed today.

The 39-year-old suspect was first arrested on July 17 to facilitate investigation into the scam under Section 420 of the Penal Code for criminal breach of trust.

However, her lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said his client has had her remand order extended multiple times for investigators from different jurisdictions to complete their probes...