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Vijayan ED money-laundering investigation

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Vijayan ED money‑laundering money-laundering investigation

In late July 2026, India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) opened a money‑laundering money-laundering case involving Kerala Metro Rail Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions, a firm run by T. Veena, the daughter of veteran Kerala leader Pinarayi Vijayan. The investigation uncovered roughly approximately ₹45 lakh transferred to the firm Exalogic between January and October 2017 without invoices, leading to the freezing of the daughter’s personal bank deposits, assets of the invoices. CMRL managing director’s family, and stakes in related companies. Two days later, the probe was reported to have intensified. Investigators director Sasidharan Kartha reportedly told investigators that payments were examining additional records linking Exalogic made solely due to CMRL his personal proximity to Vijayan and that no services were expected to issue a notice provided in return. Asset seizures have included Veena’s personal bank deposits, her stake in Laker India Corporation, and assets belonging to Vijayan himself. Kartha’s family totaling around ₹29 crore. The escalating probe has intensified scrutiny altered of Vijayan, who now serves as Leader of the Opposition, and his son-in-law, legislator P. A. Mohammed Riyas. The controversy has shifted the internal dynamics stance of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), shifting (Marxist) from an initial defensive stance to a more cautious approach, while also drawing attention defense to Vijayan’s son‑in‑law, legislator P. A. Mohammed Riyas. Overall, caution as documentary evidence emerges. Vijayan has denied all allegations of involvement in hawala transactions, asserting that the situation moved from ED is targeting his family due to his daughter’s connections. He criticized the discovery agency’s methods as “strange” and asset seizures to expressed a broader willingness to cooperate, noting that previous CBI inquiries had established his innocence. Amidst the legal pressure, Vijayan also engaged in internal political fallout and friction, rejecting a CPI demand regarding the prospect of formal charges against Vijayan. deputy leader post in the Kerala Assembly.

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