Kerala High Court Rejects Plea to Quash ED Probe in CMRL Money Laundering Case Linked to Pinarayi Vijayan’s Daughter
The ruling removes a major legal obstacle as the central agency examines payments allegedly routed to a company linked to Veena Thaikkandiyil.
- On Tuesday, Kerala High Court Justice T.R. Ravi dismissed petitions filed by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited and four officials challenging the Enforcement Directorate's authority to investigate alleged money laundering in the CMRL financial transactions case.
- Allegations of payments to Exalogic Solutions Pvt., a company owned by Veena Thaikkandiyil , sparked intense political controversy in Kerala after Opposition parties accused the former Chief Minister's family of benefiting from suspicious financial arrangements.
- Four CMRL officials including Managing Director S.N. Sasidharan Kartha, Chief Financial Officer K.S. Suresh Kumar, Senior Manager N.C. Chandrashekharan and Senior Officer Anju Rachael Kuruvila challenged the probe; three company officials alleged they were illegally detained during questioning by the Enforcement Directorate.
- The Serious Fraud Investigation Office is also examining linked financial dealings, while the High Court had previously directed preservation of interrogation CCTV footage after detention claims emerged in June 2024.
- With legal obstacles removed, the central agency can now pursue its investigation without further court-imposed restrictions in this politically sensitive inquiry, though earlier vigilance court proceedings on similar allegations had resulted in dismissals.
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ED raids residences of Pinarayi Vijayan, Mohammed Riyas after HC rejects CMRL's plea
Following a Kerala High Court dismissal of CMRL's plea, the ED raided residences linked to former CM Pinarayi Vijayan and ex-minister P A Mohammed.CMRL, Enforcement Directorate, Pinarayi Vijayan, P A Mohammed Riyas, Veena Vijayan, Exalogic Solutions, Kerala High Court, bribery allegations, money laundering probe, political corruption, CMRL petition dismissed, ED raids Vijayan, state minister investigation, Kerala politics news, financial crime c…
Ex-Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's House Raided By Probe Agency
It is alleged that a private company named Cochin Minerals And Rutile Ltd, made an illegal payment of Rs 1.72 crore to Vijayan's daughter T Veena's company Exalogic Solutions during 2018 to 2019.
ED raids former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's house in CMRL money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations across Kerala, including the residences of former Chief Minister and present LoP Pinarayi Vijayan, in the Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) case linked to financial dealings involving his daughter Veena Thaikkandiyil’s firm Exalogic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. According to the officials, a total of 10 premises in the state, including Vijayan's rental house in …
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