ED raids Vedanta-linked locations in FEMA probe over alleged brand fee payments
Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams searched one premises each in Delhi and Mumbai during the search operation.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams searched one premises each in Delhi and Mumbai during the search operation.
Officials said the raids have been underway since Tuesday morning at several locations in Chandigarh, Mohali, and Zirakpur.
Former CM Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter, Veena Vijayan, whose IT firm Exalogic Solutions is at the centre of the controversy, has already been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the case.
Fresh ED searches across Kolkata and Murshidabad have widened the probe into alleged land syndicate-linked money laundering involving a former police officer and local mafia figure.
The searches were carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at five premises across Delhi, Gurugram and Chandigarh.
The Enforcement Directorate raided AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence in a hospital scam probe. He joins a list of AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain, and Amanatullah Khan, who have faced ED action in recent years.
"The media reports appear to pertain to allegations concerning transactions of Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) or Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) which are more than 10 years old," the statement mentioned.
The crackdown is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities and money laundering linked to Baba and his close associates.
In a major setback for the ruling DMK, particularly Prohibition and Excise Minister V Senthil Balaji, the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed petitions challenging the recent ED raids on the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC).
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