ED Raid Vijayan | Ex-Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's House Raided By Probe Agency

Searches are being conducted at former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's Thiruvananthapuram house by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday in connection with a money-laundering case. The probe agency raided 12 locations across the state, starting at 6 am, including Vijayan's rental house in the state capital, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Searches were also conducted at a Kannur residence linked to Vijayan. Investigators are understood to be examining digital devices, financial documents and transaction records connected to the alleged monthly payments, PTI reported. It is alleged that a private company named Cochin Minerals And Rutile Ltd (CMRL), made an illegal payment of Rs 1.72 crore to Vijayan's daughter T Veena's company Exalogic Solutions during 2018 to 2019, even though the IT firm had not provided any service to the company. During a 2019 Income Tax Department raid during which officials allegedly detected irregularities worth Rs 132.82 crore through inflated expenditure claims.