Nadia betel nut trader’s premises raided by ED, business documents scrutinised
Two ED teams, escorted by CAPF personnel, arrived in a convoy of five vehicles and launched coordinated search operations.
Two ED teams, escorted by CAPF personnel, arrived in a convoy of five vehicles and launched coordinated search operations.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to expand its investigation into the CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case to include PA Mohammed Riyas, a former minister and husband of Veena T (Veena Vijayan), daughter of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In an unusual move, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court's order granting bail to SFI leader Harish Kumar, the ninth accused in the case relating to the attack on ED officials following a raid at former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's rented residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) broadened the scope of its probe into the CMRL payoff case to investigate if the first Pinarayi Vijayan government granted favours in exchange for payments to Exalogic Solutions, the company owned by the former CM’s daughter.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated T. Veena (Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister) for a second time on Thursday at its Kochi zonal office.
A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, sought time to respond to the counter-affidavit filed by the State of West Bengal earlier in the day.
The necessary statements will be handed over to ED officials when they visit the SIT office on Tuesday.
According to the ED’s Lucknow Zonal Office, these properties were originally purchased for about Rs 158.85 crore, but their current market value has increased several times.
The hearing was deferred after the ED sought additional time from the court to submit certain documents related to the prosecution complaint.
The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) is reportedly considering bringing former Kerala Devaswom minister and senior CPM leader Kadakampally Surendran under the radar of its investigation into the money laundering angle of the Sabarimala temple gold loot
