Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said the ED’s letter to the state DGP seeking registration of an FIR against CPI leader Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T Veena and son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas in connection with the CMRL-linked alleged bribery case would be examined and a decision taken as per law.
“The DGP will examine the letter.After examining the letter, a decision will be taken on what action needs to be taken as per law. If the DGP receives a letter, he will act as per the prescribed procedure. Chennithala said he had spoken to DGP, who told him that he had received the letter just 10 minutes ago. The central agency has sent a communication under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act , citing findings of its investigation conducted in the said case, sources told PTI.
You please wait for that,” Chennithala said.
This section under the anti-money laundering law empowers the ED to share findings of its criminal investigation with a law enforcement agency for registration of a fresh FIR or complaint. The ED can book a PMLA case on the basis of such a police case. Earlier reporting noted: The central agency has sent a communication under section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act citing findings of its investigation conducted in the said case, the sources told PTI.
The ED has sought registration of a police FIR from the Kerala Director General of Police against Vijayan, Veena T and Riyas and some others on the basis of “evidences” recovered by it during the probe and searches conducted in this case under the PMLA, they said. Earlier reporting noted: ED writes to Kerala DGP seeking FIR against ex-CM Vijayan, daughter, son-in-law in CMRL case Kochi/New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Kerala DGP seeking an FIR against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T Veena and son-in-law P A Mohammed Riyas in connection with the CMRL-linked alleged bribery case, official sources said Tuesday.
