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NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Probe Agency ED Raids Properties Of Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at multiple locations linked to Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy. Teams of officials reached his residence on Greenways Road in Chennai, his MLA guest house at Thiruvallikeni, and several properties in Madurai and Dindigul on Saturday morning. The searches are part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and illegal financial transactions. The operation has created tension, especially near the minister's Greenways Road home, where some people initially prevented ED officials from entering the premises. Security has been tightened in the area, and heavy deployment of police has been reported. The raids are still in progress, with officers said to be scrutinising property and financial records. This action is seen as part of a wider pattern of central agency interventions in Tamil Nadu. Earlier this year, the ED probed alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 1,000-crore in TASMAC, and examined the tender processes, inflated charges on liquor bottles, and manipulation of licensing. Raids were carried out at the residences of senior officials including the TASMAC Managing Director, as well as at several distillery operators' offices. That case, however, escalated into a major legal dispute. The Supreme Court stayed the probe in May and came down heavily on the ED, warning that the agency was crossing constitutional limits by raiding a state-owned corporation and infringing upon the federal structure. The agency also recently carried out searches in a case linked to S. Pandian, a former environment official accused in a corruption probe initiated by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. During those operations, large amounts of cash, gold, silver, diamonds, and property documents were seized, underscoring the scale of alleged irregularities being investigated. With the raids on Minister Periyasamy now underway, political circles in Tamil Nadu are closely watching developments. The ruling DMK has in the past accused central agencies of misusing their powers to target its leaders, while the Opposition has insisted that such investigations are necessary to expose corruption. The outcome of the current searches is expected to have significant political and legal ramifications, further intensifying the friction between the state government and central enforcement agencies.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
ED conducting raids at properties linked to TN minister I. Periyasamy
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at multiple locations linked to Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy. Teams of officials reached his residence on Greenways Road in Chennai, his MLA guest house at Thiruvallikeni, and several properties in Madurai and Dindigul on Saturday morning. The searches are part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and illegal financial transactions. The operation has created tension, especially near the minister's Greenways Road home, where some people initially prevented ED officials from entering the premises. Security has been tightened in the area, and heavy deployment of police has been reported. The raids are still in progress, with officers said to be scrutinising property and financial records. This action is seen as part of a wider pattern of central agency interventions in Tamil Nadu. Earlier this year, the ED probed alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 1,000-crore in TASMAC, and examined the tender processes, inflated charges on liquor bottles, and manipulation of licensing. Raids were carried out at the residences of senior officials including the TASMAC Managing Director, as well as at several distillery operators' offices. That case, however, escalated into a major legal dispute. The Supreme Court stayed the probe in May and came down heavily on the ED, warning that the agency was crossing constitutional limits by raiding a state-owned corporation and infringing upon the federal structure. The agency also recently carried out searches in a case linked to S. Pandian, a former environment official accused in a corruption probe initiated by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. During those operations, large amounts of cash, gold, silver, diamonds, and property documents were seized, underscoring the scale of alleged irregularities being investigated. With the raids on Minister Periyasamy now underway, political circles in Tamil Nadu are closely watching developments. The ruling DMK has in the past accused central agencies of misusing their powers to target its leaders, while the Opposition has insisted that such investigations are necessary to expose corruption. The outcome of the current searches is expected to have significant political and legal ramifications, further intensifying the friction between the state government and central enforcement agencies.
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- The Hindu
Two detained under Goondas Act for manufacturing spurious liquor
Two persons who were arrested by the Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) on charges of manufacturing spurious liquor were detained under the provisions of the Goondas Act. The duo has been identified as K. Rajasekar, 45, of Marakkanam and S. Pandian, 46, of Ramapuram in Chennai. The CIU police busted a fake liquor manufacturing unit at Poothurai near Puducherry on May 9 and arrested the duo. They ran a fake bottling unit on the premises and sold spurious liquor by affixing fake labels. Acting on the recommendations of Villupuram Superintendent of Police P. Saravanan, Collector Shiek Abdul Rahman invoked the provisions of the Goondas Act against them. The orders were served on them in the Cuddalore Central Prison.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- The Hindu
Unearthed deep-rooted, systemic corruption involving prominent consultants across key govt. departments: ED
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai Zonal Office, recently searched 16 premises associated with a Tamil Nadu government official and various prominent consultants of the State government departments across Chennai and Vellore under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The agency said it had initiated an investigation on the basis of a first information report registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption against S. Pandian, Superintendent of Environment Department, Tamil Nadu, and others over an alleged disproportionate assetscase. The searches, it said, unearthed a deep-rooted and systemic corruption network involving several prominent consultants across key government departments. Evidence revealed that the consultants or brokers acted as middlemen, and floated shell companies and consultancy firms through which kickbacks were routed under the guise of service fee and consultancy payments. Such a web of corruption was found to operate through fixed commissions paid to officials for obtaining illegal and expedited clearances. The investigation has confirmed the role of key consultants — Prabhakar Sigamony, A.K. Nathan, Naveen Kumar, Santhosh Kumar, and Vinoth Kumar — in facilitating illegal approvals. Unaccounted cash worth ₹4.73 crore, intended to pay bribes, was seized during the searches. Moreover, incriminating documents, digital records, and property documents were recovered, indicating a large-scale layering and siphoning off illicit funds. The ED has also identified assets and properties acquired using proceeds of crime (POC), and is in the process of quantifying and attaching these under provisions of the PMLA, the ED said in a release. Meanwhile, an important employee of a consultant has severely damaged her phone for hiding the evidence, it added. 'Action will be taken against this person for destruction of evidence and non-cooperation with the agency,' it said.
