ED raids multiple Kerala locations in CMRL money-laundering case linked to Pinarayi Vijayan

The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its probe into the alleged CMRL pay-off case by conducting searches at properties linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. But what is the case about? This video explains the alleged payments made by CMRL to Exalogic Solutions, the role of T. Veena, the SFIO investigation, and how the ED entered the case under money laundering laws.

The ED conducted raids at 10 locations in Kerala related to the CMRL case, including properties linked to Pinarayi Vijayan. The investigation follows a Kerala HC decision rejecting pleas to halt the ED's inquiry into alleged financial misconduct involving politicians and payments made by CMRL.

A sense of rude shock gripped Kerala on Wednesday as ED officials raided the places linked to former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the state in the alleged CMRL monthly payment case, allegedly involving his daughter. Armed central security personnel stood guard outside the two-storey house at Bakery junction and his residence in Kannur district while Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams carried out searches there. Television reporters, cameramen and photographers rushed to the places soon after news of the raid broke. Sources said Vijayan, a politburo member of the CPI(M), and his family members were inside his rented residence at Bakery junction in the state capital during the searches. Simultaneous raids were also being conducted at the Kozhikode residence of his son-in-law and former minister P A Mohammed Riyas. CPI(M) workers assembled outside Vijayan's residence in Pinarayi village in Kannur district and raised slogans against the ED, alleging it was a "politically motivat

ED searches unfolded at 12 locations across Kerala, including residence of former Minister and T. Veena’s husband, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, in Kozhikode, and houses of mining company’s promoters, among other localities

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others as part of its investigation into the CMRL money laundering case, officials said. They said a total of 10 premsies in the state, including Vijayan's rental house in the state capital here, are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). 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. On Tuesday, the Kerala High Court dismissed a petition filed by the CMRL seeking to quash the ED proceedings in the case. The ED had filed a PMLA case to probe the allegations in 2024.

ED teams at ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's house as part of probe into CMRL-linked money-laundering case: Officials.