Kochi, June 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has widened its investigation into the alleged CMRL-Exalogic ‘masappadi’ (monthly payment) case to examine whether Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. received undue favours from the erstwhile LDF government, even as it subjected T. Veena, daughter of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, to more than 10 hours of questioning in Kochi a day earlier.The agency is learnt to be examining whether the monthly payments allegedly made by CMRL to V…
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Kochi, June 25 (IANS) The political temperature surrounding former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Vijayan rose sharply on Thursday after the latter made an ‘unexpected’ appearance before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Kochi for a second round of questioning this month.What has particularly raised eyebrows is the timing of her visit. Veena had reportedly been directed to appear before the Central agency on June 29.However, in a move that surprised political …
Kochi, June 1 (IANS) In a setback for Exalogic Solutions and its owner, Veena Vijayan, the Kerala High Court on Monday declined to grant an immediate stay on the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into the controversial CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case, clearing the way for the Central agency to continue its probe.The CMRL had approached the High Court for relief following the ED raid at 10 places last week, including the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, where h…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) BJP leader Shaun George has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking an investigation into alleged overseas financial transactions linked to the CMRL–Exalogic monthly payment case, claiming that funds received by Exalogic Solutions may have been routed through foreign bank accounts. In a letter to the central agency, Shaun George alleged that funds received by Exalogic Solutions from its transactions with Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. (CMRL) were …
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) CPI(M) MP, John Brittas, on Wednesday alleged “political vendetta” after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted searches linked to the CMRL-Exalogic case, including at the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, in Thiruvananthapuram.Speaking to reporters outside Vijayan’s residence, Brittas said, “I am standing in front of the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is now the Opposition leader. This is not surprisin…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 ( IANS) Senior CPI(M) Politburo member and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan came under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday after central agency sleuths arrived at his Thiruvananthapuram residence in connection with the high-profile CMRL-Exalogic monthly payment case.The ED has already recorded the statement of Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Vijayan, whose IT firm, Exalogic Solutions, is at the centre of the controversy.While Pinarayi …