TN Minister In ED Custody: Opposition Says 'Gross Misuse Of Agencies', DMK Vows To Fight Legally — Top Points
1 year, 6 months ago

TN Minister In ED Custody: Opposition Says 'Gross Misuse Of Agencies', DMK Vows To Fight Legally — Top Points

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, & Excise V Senthil Balaji was on Wednesday taken into custody by Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. They have to answer to the people and the court: S Raghupathi, Tamil Nadu Law Minister https://t.co/Oe4crk8Ota pic.twitter.com/7g7LxXKEie — ANI June 14, 2023 Various national leaders condemned the searches on Senthil Balaji's residence. Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Slams ED Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin met Senthil Balaji at the hospital and enquired about his health condition. I thank Thiru @Kharge, Thiru @PawarSpeaks, Hon'ble @MamataOfficial, Hon'ble @ArvindKejriwal, Thiru @SitaramYechury and all the opposition leaders for strongly condemning the undemocratic ED raid unleashed by Union BJP Government at Tamil Nadu Secretariat and offending the… — M.K.Stalin June 13, 2023 What is the case against Balaji?

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ED: TN Minister Senthil Balaji delaying cash-for-job trial
1 week, 3 days ago

ED: TN Minister Senthil Balaji delaying cash-for-job trial

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has told the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji has deliberately attempted to delay trial court proceedings in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, in which the top court had granted him bail. "That the aforementioned facts unequivocally demonstrate V Senthil Balaji's blatant disregard for the judicial process and …

ED alleges in SC that TN minister Senthil Balaji delaying trial in cash-for-job scam case
1 week, 4 days ago

ED alleges in SC that TN minister Senthil Balaji delaying trial in cash-for-job scam case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has told the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has deliberately attempted to delay trial court proceedings in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, in which the top court had granted him bail. The top court had granted bail to DMK strongman Balaji on September 26, in the money …

Siddaramaiah slams ED for 'influencing judiciary' in MUDA case ahead of hearing
3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah slams ED for 'influencing judiciary' in MUDA case ahead of hearing

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, in a post on X, criticised the Enforcement Directorate for its actions in the Mysore Urban Development Authority site allotment case. Publicising this just before the hearing reflects a deliberate attempt to create prejudice and influence the judiciary’s perspective.” Using the hashtag #MisuseOfED, Siddaramaiah called the ED's move an act of political vendetta, undermining …

ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal in illegal Bangladeshi infiltration case
1 month, 1 week ago

ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal in illegal Bangladeshi infiltration case

New Indian Express  

ED sources revealed that the ED team is searching six places, including Hotel Skyline and Ashvi Diagnosis at Bariatu in Ranchi. Notably, three suspicious Bangladeshi girls were arrested from a resort under Bariatu police station in Ranchi identified as Nimpi Birua, Samreen Akhtar and Nipa Akhtar, all residents of Chittagong in Bangladesh. During the police investigation, they told their names …

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed proceedings initiated against Deputy Director Manoj Mittal and Assistant Director Murali Kannan of the Enforcement Directorate based on a police complaint filed by B Kallesh, Additional Director, Social Welfare Department, accusing them of forcing him to name CM Siddaramaiah and others in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam. …

ED Takes Custody of Former MUDA Commissioner Natesh in Land Scam Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ED Takes Custody of Former MUDA Commissioner Natesh in Land Scam Case

ABP News  

ED takes former MUDA Commissioner Natesh into custody in a land scam case. The ED conducted searches on Natesh's residence and the residences of Rakesh Papanna and Manjunath, who are reportedly close to the Chief Minister. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by social activist Snehamayi Krishna, who claims to have video evidence of illicit plot allotments. The case …

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted multiple searches at locations linked to former AIADMK minister and current MLA R. Vaithilingam in connection with a money laundering investigation. The raids come in the wake of allegations of large-scale corruption during his tenure as the State Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

ED has become an instrument of harassment for opponents of Modi: Jairam Ramesh
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED has become an instrument of harassment for opponents of Modi: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the Enforcement Directorate had become an instrument of harassment for the political opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This came hours after ED, on Monday, registered an Enforcement Case Information Report against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife …

Senthilbalaji case: Chennai court frames charges against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji in PMLA case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Senthilbalaji case: Chennai court frames charges against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji in PMLA case

The Hindu  

Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli on Thursday framed charges against former Tamil Nadu Minister and jailed DMK MLA V. Senthilbalaji in the alleged money laundering case booked against him by the Directorate of Enforcement. He was booked by the ED in 2021 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, following three cases filed by the Central Crime Branch …

Karnataka ministers accuses ED of coercing witnesses to name Congress leaders
5 months ago

Karnataka ministers accuses ED of coercing witnesses to name Congress leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Congress government on Thursday accused the Enforcement Directorate of exerting undue pressure on suspects and witnesses to falsely implicate the chief minister and senior cabinet members in the alleged illegal transfer of money from the Valmiki corporation. Police personnel stop BJP workers trying to climb barricades during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged …

ED detains former Karnataka Minister Nagendra's wife in Bengaluru in Valmiki scam probe
5 months, 1 week ago

ED detains former Karnataka Minister Nagendra's wife in Bengaluru in Valmiki scam probe

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate of Enforcement has detained former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra's wife Manjula. Earlier, a Bengaluru Court granted judicial custody to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra in connection with the alleged Valmiki Corporation Scam till July 18. READ | India’s best bar for 2024 is in Bengaluru, ranked 40th in Asia’s top 50 bars: Report The Enforcement Directorate arrested Nagendra …

Former Minister Senthilbalaji appears in court
5 months, 1 week ago

Former Minister Senthilbalaji appears in court

The Hindu  

Jailed MLA and former Minister V. Senthilbalaji on Tuesday appeared before the Principal Sessions Court in connection with a money-laundering case and received documents on bank transactions that he had sought. Mr. Senthilbalaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June last year in connection with the case that arose from an alleged cash-for-jobs scam that occurred when he was …

SC adjourns hearing of former TN minister Senthil Balaji's bail plea to July 22
5 months, 1 week ago

SC adjourns hearing of former TN minister Senthil Balaji's bail plea to July 22

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: There was no relief to MLA and former Tamil Nadu Minister, V Senthil Balaji, who had challenged the rejection of his bail by the Madras High Court in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case, as the Supreme Court on Friday fixed the next date of hearing on July 22. Balaji's counsel, Mukul Rohatgi, sought bail, as the apex court's …

Valmiki Corporation scam: Special court remands ex-minister Nagendra to six-day ED custody
5 months, 1 week ago

Valmiki Corporation scam: Special court remands ex-minister Nagendra to six-day ED custody

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The special court remanded Ballari MLA B Nagendra to six day custody of the Enforcement Directorate, on Saturday. The ED arrested former minister B Nagendra on Friday night in connection with the multi-crore scam in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. The ED officials, who conducted search and seizure operations in connection with the scam, have been …

Karnataka: ED takes Congress leader and former minister B Nagendra into custody days after raiding his premises in Valmiki Corporation Scam
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: ED takes Congress leader and former minister B Nagendra into custody days after raiding his premises in Valmiki Corporation Scam

Op India  

On Friday, Congress leader and Former Karnataka Minister, B Nagendra was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate for interrogation in the Valmiki Corporation Scam case. This is days after the ED conducted raids on 20 locations associated with the suspects in the scam at the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, wherein funds worth up to Rs 88 …

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar
5 months, 1 week ago

ED Raids in Valmiki Development Corporation Case Unwarranted: D K Shivakumar

News 18  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case as unwarranted. The ED on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple places allegedly linked to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra and MLA Basanagouda Daddal in connection with the illegal money transfer case in the state-owned corporation. The raids were carried out in …

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Let ED Do Their Job,' Says Karnataka CM on Searches in Valmiki Corporation ''Scam'' Case

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said his government will not interfere in the Enforcement Directorate’s probe into alleged irregularities in a state-run corporation. The ED is carrying out searches in four states, including at the premises of a former Minister in the Siddaramaiah government, B Nagendra, and ruling Congress MLA Basanagouda Daddal, who is Chairman of the Karnataka Maharshi …

ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in Valmiki corp 'scam' case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in Valmiki corp 'scam' case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out searches in four states, including at the premises of former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra and MLA B Daddal, as part of a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited, official sources said. ED raids ex Karnataka minister, another MLA in …

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam
6 months ago

ED begins probe into Valmiki corporation scam

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has begun probe into the alleged illegal diversion and laundering of money from the State-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Even as the State government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation has also been probing the scam based on an FIR registered by Mumbai-headquartered Union Bank …

Day after nine-hour grilling, ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in case linked to 'tender scam'
7 months, 1 week ago

Day after nine-hour grilling, ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in case linked to 'tender scam'

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in a money laundering case linked to a multi-crore tender scam, days after a massive cash seizure from premises linked to his aide, officials said. The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities and payment of “bribes” in the state rural development department against awarding tenders. On …

ED raids multiple locations in Tamil Nadu linked to film producer and ex-DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq in drugs case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids multiple locations in Tamil Nadu linked to film producer and ex-DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq in drugs case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in Tamil Nadu including Chennai as part of an investigation into a drug-related money laundering case involving former DMK member Jaffer Sadiq and others, sources have informed. The NCB has said Sadiq's links with Tamil and Hindi film financiers, some "high-profile" people and some instances of "political funding" were under its scanner. …

‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that central agencies function independently, and dismissed the opposition's charge against the BJP-led Centre of ‘misusing’ agencies, who, opposition parties say, take action only against non-BJP leaders. The Prime Minister further said that of all the cases that the ED is currently investigating, ‘less than 3%’ are related to politics. On the opposition's …

ED Files Money Laundering Case Against Kerala CM's Daughter
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED Files Money Laundering Case Against Kerala CM's Daughter

Deccan Chronicle  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan, her IT firm Exalogic Solutions and others in connection with the investigation into a case pertaining to alleged payments made by a private mineral company to her and her company. The ED took cognizance of the complaint filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office which …

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister
9 months ago

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh raids in at least five places across West Bengal, including at the house of state minister Chandranath Sinha in Birbhum district, in connection with the alleged multi-crore school recruitment scam in the state. Former judge of the Calcutta high court Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who ordered the probe by the central agencies into the scam, …

Tamil Nadu: ED raids ex-AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar’s residence at Pudukkottai
9 months ago

Tamil Nadu: ED raids ex-AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar’s residence at Pudukkottai

Live Mint  

Former AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar is under scanner as the Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid at his residence in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai on Thursday, March 21, as per sources. The ED carried out searches as a part of separate money laundering investigations, official sources informed PTI. The AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar and a Chennai-based real …

ED summons to TN district collectors justified: SC
10 months ago

ED summons to TN district collectors justified: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Enforcement Directorate was justified in issuing summons to five district collectors of Tamil Nadu in connection with a money laundering case linked to “illegal” sand mining case; and instead questioned the state government for approaching the Madras high court to get a stay on the summons. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for …

Former T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji seeks discharge from ED case
10 months, 1 week ago

Former T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji seeks discharge from ED case

The Hindu  

Former Minister and DMK MLA V. Senthilbalaji on Friday, February 16, 2024, filed a petition at the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai seeking discharge from the cases registered against him, by the Directorate of Enforcement. Mr. Senthilbalaji’s counsel, N. Bharanikumar, filed the petition when the Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli took up the case to frame charges against him. Mr. …

Agency tampered with electronic evidences: Balaji’s counsel to HC
10 months, 1 week ago

Agency tampered with electronic evidences: Balaji’s counsel to HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s counsel on Wednesday blamed the Enforcement Directorate of tampering with the electronic evidence and sought the Madras High Court to subject the evidence to rigorous tests. Senior counsel C Aryama Sundaram, representing the politician, told the court that ED has informed it has digital evidence to prove his involvement in generating tainted …

Jailed Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji resigns from Cabinet
10 months, 1 week ago

Jailed Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji resigns from Cabinet

The Hindu  

Jailed Tamil Nadu Minister without portfolio V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested in June last year by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday. The case has its roots in an alleged cash for job scam in the Metropolitan Transport Corporation that took place when Mr. Senthilbalaji was the Transport Minister in the …

ED officials search Senthilbalaji’s house again
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ED officials search Senthilbalaji’s house again

The Hindu  

Officials of the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at the residence of Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who has been jailed in connection with a money-laundering case. The searches on the premises at Rameswarapatti on the outskirts of Karur, where Mr. Senthilbalaj’s father Velusamy and mother Rukmani live, began around 8 a.m. and concluded around 4 p.m. The residence of Mr. …

ED officials didn't conduct searches, sat in living room of Kejriwal's PA's house: Atishi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ED officials didn't conduct searches, sat in living room of Kejriwal's PA's house: Atishi

The Hindu  

The ED officials who raided the premises of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant Bibhav Kumar sat in the living room of his house and did not even pretend to carry out any searches, Delhi minister Atishi said on February 7. The 'panchnama' document showed that the ED team took with it just two Gmail account downloads and three family …

Bengal cops arrest two more for attacking ED officials; no trace of TMC leader
11 months, 1 week ago

Bengal cops arrest two more for attacking ED officials; no trace of TMC leader

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district police arrested two more persons on Sunday in connection with the January 5 attack on Enforcement Directorate officials during a raid at the residence of a Trinamool Congress leader at Sandeshkhali, police officials said. With this, the number of arrests has gone up to four although the TMC leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been …

Framing of charges against jailed Minister Senthilbalaji on January 22
11 months, 1 week ago

Framing of charges against jailed Minister Senthilbalaji on January 22

The Hindu  

The Principal Sessions Court on Thursday, January 11, 2024 ordered that Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who is currently in jail, be produced before it on January 22 for framing of charges in connection with a money-laundering case filed by the Directorate of Enforcement. ED investigation revealed that Mr. Senthilbalaji had abused his official position as the Transport Minister, during the AIADMK …

MHA seeks report from Bengal govt. on attacks on ED teams
11 months, 2 weeks ago

MHA seeks report from Bengal govt. on attacks on ED teams

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government in connection with the attacks on Enforcement Directorate teams last week, sources said. Three ED officials were attacked by a mob when they went to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5 to search the premises of ruling Trinamool Congress’s Shajahan Sheikh in …

Senthil Balaji 'Could Influence Probe Or Threaten Witnesses': ED Opposes TN Minister's Bail Plea
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Senthil Balaji 'Could Influence Probe Or Threaten Witnesses': ED Opposes TN Minister's Bail Plea

ABP News  

The ED on Monday challenged Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's bail application, claiming that a review of his petition demonstrates that granting him bail does not need any consideration, news agency PTI reported. The petitioner was highly powerful and influential, and if given bail, he could influence the inquiry or threaten the witnesses, it stated. Karthik Dasari, Deputy Director, …

‘ED is itself an idiot’: Adhir Chowdhury after central agency officials attacked in Bengal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘ED is itself an idiot’: Adhir Chowdhury after central agency officials attacked in Bengal

Live Mint  

Two days after the Enforcement Directorate officials were attacked in West Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury—leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha—Sunday criticized the central enforcement agency as “an idiot” and the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state over the incident. ED is itself an idiot,” the West Bengal Congress chief said. On January 5, the economic …

ED arrests TMC leader, faces mob fury again; FIR against ED by WB police for raid
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED arrests TMC leader, faces mob fury again; FIR against ED by WB police for raid

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate faced a second round of mob fury early Saturday when it arrested a Trinamul Congress leader after questioning him during a marathon raid at his residence in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal in the ration scam. While one ED team fled with injuries from Mr Sheikh's house after the mob attack, another continued its task …

Supreme Court dismisses plea to remove Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from state Cabinet
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea to remove Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from state Cabinet

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from the state cabinet saying the Governor needs the consent of the chief minister to dismiss a minister from his post and cannot act independently in such matters. “The Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu may be well advised to take a …

ED team attacked during raids at TMC leader's village in West Bengal, BJP demands NIA probe
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED team attacked during raids at TMC leader's village in West Bengal, BJP demands NIA probe

India TV News  

In a shocking incident from West Bengal, a team of the Enforcement Directorate was attacked during a raid in North 24 Parganas district on Friday morning. The incident occurred in the village belonging to TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, where a group of over 100 villagers allegedly displayed hostility towards the central agency team. BJP condemns act, demands action Reacting to …

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's judicial custody extended until January 11
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's judicial custody extended until January 11

India TV News  

In an ongoing legal development, a Sessions Court in Tamil Nadu extended the remand of DMK leader and Minister V. Senthil Balaji until January 11. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Balaji on June 14, 2023, in connection with a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scandal during his tenure as the Transport Minister in a previous AIADMK government. Earlier, Balaji …

‘Abuse of provisions’: ED skips summons, hits out at Tamil Nadu police
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Abuse of provisions’: ED skips summons, hits out at Tamil Nadu police

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: An ongoing tussle between the Tamil Nadu government and the Enforcement Directorate intensified on Wednesday. An ongoing tussle between the Tamil Nadu government and the Enforcement Directorate intensified on Wednesday after the federal agency accused the state police of “abusing” the law with a “sole motive” to prevent it from investigating cases of corruption. The federal agency’s reaction came …

Top news of the day: December 23, 2023
1 year ago

Top news of the day: December 23, 2023

The Hindu  

Drone strike hits ship off India: maritime agencies A drone strike damaged a merchant ship off the coast of India on December 23 but caused no casualties, two maritime agencies said, with one reporting the vessel was linked to Israel. Mobile Internet suspended in J&K’s Poonch, Rajouri amid massive anti-terrorist operation Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s …

ED Chargesheet on TMC Minister, Aide in WB Ration Scam
1 year ago

ED Chargesheet on TMC Minister, Aide in WB Ration Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate chargesheeted Trinamul Congress minister Jyotipriyo Mullick and his close aide and influential businessman, Bakibur Rahaman, on Tuesday in the West Bengal ration scam. In the chargesheet, the central agency has accused both of them, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act charges, of running five shell companies each to divert the proceeds of the scam which …

Madras high court reserves order on Senthil Balaji's bail application in money laundering case
1 year, 2 months ago

Madras high court reserves order on Senthil Balaji's bail application in money laundering case

India TV News  

The Madras high court on Monday reserved its order on the bail application moved by the arrested Tamil Nadu minister, V Senthil Balaji. In his bail petition, Senthil Balaji contended that he had spent over 100 days in custody and had fully cooperated with the ED during his custodial questioning. The defense also noted that Senthil Balaji could access superior …

ED claims jailed T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji is hale and healthy, strongly opposes his bail plea
1 year, 2 months ago

ED claims jailed T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji is hale and healthy, strongly opposes his bail plea

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday, October 16, 2023 reserved its orders on a bail petition filed by jailed T.N. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter The counter affidavit, filed through Special Public Prosecutor N. Ramesh, refuted the averment of the Minister without portfolio that “he is sick”, …

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji seeks bail from Madras high court, plea to be heard on Wednesday
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji seeks bail from Madras high court, plea to be heard on Wednesday

India TV News  

Arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has filed a bail application with the Madras high court. Arrested in money laundering case Senthil Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14 in connection with a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam that occurred during his tenure as the Transport Minister in a previous AIADMK regime. Balaji, …

Tamil Nadu: Chennai court denies bail to jailed minister V Senthil Balaji in PMLA Case
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Chennai court denies bail to jailed minister V Senthil Balaji in PMLA Case

India TV News  

In a significant development, a Chennai court has denied bail to Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who has been incarcerated in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case. Minister V Senthil Balaji, a prominent political figure in Tamil Nadu, was arrested in early June 14, 2023 following allegations of financial irregularities and money laundering. During the court …

ED denies Sibal’s charge that Senthilbalaji was asked to join BJP during interrogation
1 year, 3 months ago

ED denies Sibal’s charge that Senthilbalaji was asked to join BJP during interrogation

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Friday denied senior counsel Kapil Sibal’s charge that Minister without portfolio V. Senthilbalaji was asked by the agency during interrogation to join the BJP. During the hearing in the bail application of the Minister, who is in judicial custody following his arrest by the ED in an alleged money laundering case, Mr. Sibal, appearing for …

Cash-for-jobs scam: Chennai court reserves orders on Senthil Balaji's bail plea
1 year, 3 months ago

Cash-for-jobs scam: Chennai court reserves orders on Senthil Balaji's bail plea

India Today  

A city court will pronounce orders on September 20, on the bail plea of DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested in connection with a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate. While Balaji's counsel submitted the case was a result of political malice, the ED contended that prima facie there was a predicate offence which paved way for the agency …

Tamil Nadu: ED raids multiple locations of Senthil Balaji’s aide
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: ED raids multiple locations of Senthil Balaji’s aide

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate is currently conducting searches at around 10 locations in Tamil Nadu as part of investigations into cases linked to the local sand mafia. ANI reported that the ED is conducting raids on a close aide of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, who is an accused in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam. “Around 10 premises of the unnamed aide …

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