Bricks, Bottles Thrown As Tensions Escalate Outside Pinarayi Vijayan Residence

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kochi Zone, on Tuesday conducted searches at 10 locations linked to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), its directors and entities associated with Veena, daughter of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with an alleged corporate fraud and money laundering case.

The searches were carried out across Kottayam, Ernakulam, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru at premises linked to CMRL Managing Director SN Sasidharan Kartha, Saran S. Kartha, Veena and her company, Exalogic Solutions Private Limited.