The Enforcement Directorate has assessed the evidence against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan in the CMRL-Exalogic deal. It is estimated that action may be taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Meanwhile, based on the SFIO findings, the ED Director has received permission to register a case under the Prevention of Black Money Act against Veena and intensify the investigation. The ED is also intensifying the move as the Delhi High Court is set to consider the petition filed by CMRL against the SFIO charge sheet today. . The ED
had earlier conducted an investigation into this matter. Sean George had filed a complaint with the ED stating that Veena’s company has a bank account in the UAE and that money is coming into it from the United States. The ED had also issued notices to CMRL officials.
The ED later decided to wait until the SFIO investigation is complete. ED sources said that the letter was sent seeking the documents collected by the SFIO and the details of the chargesheet. The ED concluded that the matter falls under the ambit of the Prevention of Black Money Act and the ED director and others have given permission to investigate the matter and register a new case.
