Kochi, June 11 (IANS) Veena Thaikandi, daughter of former Chief Minister and Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in the politically explosive mineral company ‘monthly payment’ (Masappadi) case.Citing health issues, Veena informed the central agency through an email that she would be unable to appear as scheduled and sought another date for questioning.Veena also assured the ED that she was ready to provide all …
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Kochi, June 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shone George on Friday welcomed the Kerala High Court’s decision allowing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the alleged monthly payment case involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), saying the court judgment proved that the Indian legal system could not be bought. The case pertains to alleged illegal gratification received by Veena Vijayan’s IT firm Exalogic from CMRL. Veena Vijayan is the daughter of former C…
Kochi, June 5 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has cleared the way for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to proceed with its investigation into Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), rejecting the company’s plea to quash the probe. The development comes at a crucial stage with ED Director Rahul Navin reaching Kochi and preparing to hold a high-level meeting with senior officials.A Division Bench comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday lodged an FIR in connection with the attack on its officials during raids conducted in Kerala in the controversial Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic monthly pay off case, with the Kerala Police registering the case at the Museum Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram city on the complaint of an ED Assistant Director. The police have recorded the arrest of six CPI-M workers, while another activist is in…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at nearly 10 locations linked to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), its top executives, and Kerala former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan, following a recent Kerala High Court order upholding the agency’s money laundering investigation in the alleged corporate fraud case involving the company.Officials said documents related to investments and bank fixed deposits were se…
Kochi, May 26 (IANS) In a significant development in the controversial CMRL financial transactions case that had rocked Kerala politics during the tenure of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited ( CMRL), dealing a major setback to the company and its officials.Justice T.R. Ravi dismissed a batch of petitions filed by the company and four of its senior official…