The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it seized some “hand written” notes during searches against former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T in May and these contained details of certain fund transfers to Dubai.
Federal Agency Details Legal Actions Following Raids
The federal probe agency announced that digital devices seized during recent raids contained a photo of a SIM card registered under another person’s name. This SIM card was allegedly used to make Internet-based calls.
The agency stated that it plans to initiate legal action in accordance with the law, highlighting that evidence related to money transfers through hawala channels was also discovered.
Veena’s husband and CPI(M) leader P A Mohamed Riyas on Wednesday said he and the party will politically and legally deal with the ED searches conducted on Tuesday at homes or businesses of people close to him.
“The accounts for Indian rupees maintained is for about Rs 20.05 crore (approx.) and these hand written accounts were seized,” it said. “It is suspected that the SIM and Wifi router was obtained by her in the name of another person so as to use the same for communications through internet based calls,” the ED said.
