ED raids former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s residences in money laundering case

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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches at former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residences in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram as part of a money laundering investigation, reported The Hindu.

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The central agency is investigating whether Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited, a private company, paid around Rs 1.72 crore to a now-defunct information technology firm run by Vijayan’s daughter, T Veena, between 2017 and 2021.

The mining company, in which the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation has 13.4% stake, had allegedly made the payments to Veena’s Exalogic Solutions with no evidence of any services rendered in return.

On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at around 12 locations in the state, including the homes of his daughter and son-in-law, former minister PA Muhammad Riyas, in Kozhikode. Offices linked to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited officials were also raided.

Exalogic Solutions had entered into a contract with the CMRL in 2017 for providing software and marketing services, The Wire reported.

The case had come to light after the income tax department carried out searches on the premises of the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited in 2023, when Vijayan was the chief minister of Kerala.