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VACB registers 2 FIRs against Pinarayi Vijayan in CMRL case
The Hindu BusinessLine··1d ago
Kerala's Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered two FIRs against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and family in the CMRL case. Sources said the cases follow a Kerala High Court directive based on an Enforcement Directorate report. One covers alleged CMRL payments to Veena T. The other covers alleged hawala transfers linked to MLA P A Muhammad Riyas.
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What It Means For You
- The FIRs open a Vigilance track under the Prevention of Corruption Act alongside the ED money-laundering probe.
- Vijayan's Supreme Court mention seeks listing and protection from coercive action after the FIRs.
- The Chief Justice said the matter would be heard when the Court reopens on October 26 after Dussehra.
What's Happening
- Vijayan is first accused in the CMRL payments case; Riyas is first accused in the overseas-funds case.
- Veena is the second accused in both FIRs, sources said.
- CPI(M) leader M B Rajesh called the FIRs match-fixing between the ED and V D Satheesan.
What The ED Report Alleged
- The High Court directed registration of a case from the ED report naming Vijayan, Veena and Riyas.
- The ED said CMRL made fraudulent payments of Rs 2.78 crore to Exalogic Solutions under an IT consultancy guise.
- A High Court division bench later dismissed appeals, saying an accused has no right to be heard before an FIR.
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