The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife challenging the Madras High Court's judgment which held his arrest legal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case.
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai took a swipe at the state's ruling DMK, saying that "the money looted by ministers in government" is enough to pay the debts of both Central and state governments.
According to the release, ED initiated the investigation on the basis of three FIRs registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Chennai, related to the 'Cash for Jobs Scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at the residence and financial office of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's personal assistant Shankar in Karur district in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved it’s order on a plea filed Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife challenging the Madras High Court's judgment order which held legal his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case.
On May 26, when Income Tax officials raided various premises linked to minister Balaji in Karur, his supporters attacked the Income Tax officials. A video of this has also gone viral on social media.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged DMK as the most corrupt party adding that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin did not ask for Senthil Balaji's resignation because he's afraid that Balaji will reveal his secrets.
The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upon being produced before a magistrate can’t be mandatorily remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) upto 15 days and can only be sent to judicial custody.<
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Earlier on Friday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu Minister challenging the Madras High Court's order, which held his arrest by the ED legal in a money laundering case.
The Madras High Court on July 14 held legal the arrest of Balaji by the ED, and subsequent judicial custody granted by a lower court on money laundering charges against him linked to the cash-for-jobs scam.