CMRL pay-off case: Keralam VACB registers two FIRs, Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena, Mohamed Riyas among accused

The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has registered two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with allegations surrounding financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions. The FIRs involve former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter T. Veena, and former Minister P. A. Mohamed Riyas.

The allegations include corruption, improper financial benefits, criminal conspiracy, hawala transactions, and fund transfers abroad. The FIRs come after a Kerala High Court directive required the State government to register cases in the corruption allegations, following a petition challenging the government's decision to conduct a preliminary inquiry through the Crime Branch.

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