Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out search operations at two locations in Chennai as part of an ongoing investigation, continuing its recent crackdown in Tamil Nadu through a series of money laundering probes involving government officials, businessmen and political figures. The searches were conducted at the residence of a retired Deputy Commissioner of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Teynampet and at the house of a businessman in Padmanabha Co…
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Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Hours after the Tamil Nadu government launched a dedicated WhatsApp helpline to encourage the public to report bribery complaints against government officials, a video purportedly showing a TVK functionary accepting cash from a contractor surfaced on social media, triggering political controversy and renewed debate over corruption in local bodies. The video, whose authenticity has not been independently verified, purportedly shows N.V. Veera, president of the Mambakkam pa…
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Highways Minister and DMK MLA, E.V. Velu appeared before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Wednesday for questioning in connection with an alleged ₹3.23-crore highway fraud case linked to his tenure in the previous DMK government. The investigation pertains to allegations that public funds amounting to ₹3.23 crore were fraudulently claimed for a road construction project in Karur district that was allegedly never executed.The…
Chennai, July 12 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Minister E.V. Velu said on Sunday that he would appear before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on July 15 for questioning in connection with the alleged Rs 3.23 crore Highways Department tender irregularities case, rejecting allegations that his recent visit to Singapore was an attempt to evade the investigation. Speaking to reporters after arriving in Chennai from Singapore, Velu added that he had already informed the investigatin…
Chennai, July 12 (IANS) A week-long anti-corruption crackdown by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) across Tamil Nadu has resulted in the seizure of Rs 22.33 lakh in unaccounted cash and the arrest of seven government officials on charges of accepting bribes for various public services. The intensive enforcement drive, carried out between July 4 and July 10, covered multiple districts and included surprise inspections at government offices as well as checks at state border c…
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Public Works and Sports Development Minister Adhav Arjuna has invited contractors and individuals who claim to have been cheated or forced to pay bribes during the previous government’s tenure in the Public Works Department (PWD) and Highways Department to come forward with complaints, assuring them of legal protection and action to recover their money. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the minister said the present Tamil Nadu government was committed to ensur…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The Madras High Court has granted interim relief to a Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) inspector who challenged her suspension, observing that there was a prima facie indication that the disciplinary action appeared to have been motivated. The court stayed the suspension order and directed the DVAC Director and Deputy Director to file their responses to the petition.Justice P.T. Asha passed the interim order while hearing a writ petition filed by Inspec…
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha member R. Girirajan has filed nine separate writ petitions in the Madras High Court, seeking a directive to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to initiate money laundering investigations against several senior leaders of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The petitions urge the court to direct the ED to register Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)…
Chennai, March 3 (IAN ) The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) is considering filing a review petition against the court’s February 20 order directing it to register a First Information Report (FIR) in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam linked to the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department headed by Minister K.N. Nehru. Appearing before the division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava…
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Monday asserted that his party was fully prepared to face any action by central investigating agencies, accusing the BJP of misusing institutions such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Income Tax (I-T) Department, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for political purposes. In his address at a programme here, Stalin said the BJP was indulging in “political hunting” by deploying investigative agenci…