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.
The ED has ordered CMRL management to hand over financial transactional data spanning the past 15 years.
As per ED sources, the Kamarhati MLA has been accused of being linked to the recruitment of more than 125 candidates into various municipal corporation posts.
Officials familiar with the development said the agency has sought documents relating to projects sanctioned since 2019, including files connected to regulatory clearances, land-use permissions, and financial obligations.
The ED searched seven premises linked to TMC MLA Madan Mitra while probing alleged irregularities in municipal recruitments and suspected money laundering in West Bengal.
Ninety per cent of RHFL's corporate loans allegedly went to shell companies. Over Rs 11,500 crore turned into bad debt across 33 banks. Now 55 people, including two former top executives, face a money laundering charge sheet.
