Police on Thursday said 12 people have been arrested so far in connection with the attack on vehicles belonging to Enforcement Directorate officials following searches conducted at the rented residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. According to police, more arrests are likely as several others, including local Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Read More…
BJP state vice president V Unnikrishnan on Wednesday justified the Enforcement Directorate raids at the residences linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Vijayan, saying “those who have done wrong will eventually face consequences.” Addressing the media, Unnikrishnan alleged that the CPI(M) was mobilising party workers against the raids because Read More…
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches at the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and several other locations in connection with the CMRL money laundering case involving his daughter, T Veena, officials said. According to officials, searches were conducted at 10 premises across Kerala under the provisions of the Prevention of Read More…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday launched a sweeping crackdown in the high-profile Sabarimala gold misappropriation case, carrying out coordinated raids at 21 locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu as part of a money-laundering investigation. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following FIRs registered by the Kerala Police Crime Read More…
The Kollam Vigilance Court has directed that all records related to the Sabarimala gold scam be handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), paving the way for a central agency probe into the case. The court ordered that documents including the First Information Statement (FIS) and other records connected to cases currently under investigation by Read More…
The Kerala High Court has stayed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) show-cause notice issued in connection with the KIIFB masala bond transaction, granting temporary relief to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, and the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). The stay will remain in force for three months. The ED had issued Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: A 2023 Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to Vivek Kiran, son of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has resurfaced in the media, reigniting political controversy in the state. According to multiple reports, the ED had summoned Vivek in connection with a money laundering investigation, reportedly linked to alleged irregularities in the Life Mission housing Read More…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out simultaneous raids at 17 locations across Kerala in connection with the Bhutan luxury car smuggling case, targeting the residences of top Malayalam film stars Mammootty, Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Amit Chakkalakkal. The high-profile investigation stems from allegations that luxury vehicles were smuggled into India from Bhutan Read More…
New Delhi– In a powerful rebuke to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court of India has stayed the central agency’s money laundering probe into Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor distributor, TASMAC, calling the ED’s actions a breach of constitutional limits and the federal structure. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Read More…
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has tightened its grip on industrialist and film producer Gokulam Gopalan, issuing yet another summons in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Gopalan has been asked to appear for questioning on April 22, either in person or through an authorized representative. This comes after an Read More…