CMRL pay-off case: Keralam CM signals that UDF to soon decide on ED demand to prosecute Pinarayi Vijayan
Satheesan says ED had raised serious charges in its 25-page report to State Police Chief and claims that there is an apparent discrepancy between statements by Pinarayi and Mohamed Riyas concerning the so-called incriminating ‘Red Book’ ED claimed to have confiscated from T. Veena
A former official at Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) has retracted his statement to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that initially led to the recommendation of a First Information Report (FIR) against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The ED had initially sought the registration of an FIR against Vijayan, former Public Works Minister P.A.
Mohamed Riyas, and Vijayan's daughter, T. Veena, and Riyas's spouse, based on allegations of receiving a bribe of ₹3.28 crore. The former official, CMRL Chief Financial Officer and Chief General Manager P. Suresh Kumar, submitted his retraction on May 15, 2024, citing intimidation and pressure during his ED interrogation. The ED's report accused Riyas of receiving bribes and transferring funds to Dubai through Veena and known associates, while Veena allegedly assisted Vijayan and Riyas in collecting and routing the bribe funds.
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