Madhavan had been wanted by
Interpol since 2004 for fraud committed in the
United Arab Emirates. A Dubai-based Indian woman, Serafin Edwin, accused him of cheating her of 400,000
dirhams in 2002. He was arrested near
Cochin on May 18, 2008, for fraud. Madhavan was found guilty of
pedophilia and producing pornography videos of him molesting underage girls at a children's home run by his trust, Santhitheeram. While in police custody, he complained of chest pain and was admitted to a hospital. In May 2009, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for molesting two underage girls. == Death ==