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Tamil Nadu corruption investigations

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The Supreme Court ordered the CBI to continue probing alleged irregularities in Tamil Nadu’s transformer procurement, leading to a June FIR that charged former TANGEDCO officials and contractors. A theft of tender‑data hard disks and raids on former minister V Senthil Balaji’s residence followed. In July, the brothers of former minister Ashok Kumar were served summons and a Look‑out Circular over a ₹35 crore bribery allegation involving MLA N. Elaiyaraja; the Madras High Court granted them conditional anticipatory bail, requiring daily police reporting. On 24 July 2026 they appeared before the Principal Sessions Court, which reaffirmed the reporting condition. Police intensified the probe into the alleged “Meghalaya project” that sought to bribe 15 legislators to destabilise the Vijay government, with Deputy Commissioner Jayachandran leading interrogations of Senthil Balaji and Ashok Kumar; fourteen arrests were reported in connection with the MLA‑purchase case. Separately, the Supreme Court stayed FIR No. 05 of 2026 filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti‑Corruption against V Senthil Balaji for alleged TASMAC irregularities (2020‑2025, loss of ≈ Rs 32.8 ~~crore). The court granted~~ crore), granting him interim anticipatory ~~bail, imposing conditions to fully cooperate, deposit his passport~~ bail with strict conditions. New development: the ~~investigating officer~~ Madras High Court on 30 July 2026 denied Balaji’s anticipatory bail petition in the TASMAC probe, citing the seriousness of the allegations. The DVAC FIR, filed on 28 July, accuses Balaji, former TASMAC MD S. Visakan and ~~refrain~~ associates of large‑scale irregularities in bar‑licence tenders, procurement and transport contracts from ~~influencing witnesses,~~ 2021‑2025, with alleged losses exceeding ₹100 crore and ~~questioned whether~~ involvement of a ~~preliminary enquiry should have preceded~~ “Karur gang”. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Balaji’s bail plea, underscoring the ~~FIR.~~ case’s political and legal significance. All investigations proceed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The ~~brothers~~ accused deny ~~all~~ the charges, asserting political motivation ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

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