CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against the arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji reveals the complex modus operandi it claims was adopted by the minister and his associates in the cash-for-jobs scam when he was transport minister in the AIADMK government between 2011 and 2016.
The money laundering case talks of illegal assets worth Rs 67.7 crore and alleges the minister had exploited his official position for personal gain through corrupt and illegal activities.
The central agency has recorded the statements of senior transport department personnel and recreated the alleged racket.
The ED has also recorded the statements of mediators who they say collected money and handed it to Senthil Balaji at his official residence. Though Shanmuguam and Karthikeyan have claimed that they do not know Senthil Balaji, a senior deputy manager of MTC, Arun Raveendra Daniel, has given a statement claiming that both worked as Senthil Balaji’s personal assistants.
The chargesheet has also cited several pieces of electronic evidence collected, including a pen drive found at Senthil Balaji’s residence, that have details of money transactions. It details how scam proceeds amounting to Rs 67.7 crore were found in the pen drive.
The money laundering case talks of illegal assets worth Rs 67.7 crore and alleges the minister had exploited his official position for personal gain through corrupt and illegal activities.
The central agency has recorded the statements of senior transport department personnel and recreated the alleged racket.
The ED has also recorded the statements of mediators who they say collected money and handed it to Senthil Balaji at his official residence. Though Shanmuguam and Karthikeyan have claimed that they do not know Senthil Balaji, a senior deputy manager of MTC, Arun Raveendra Daniel, has given a statement claiming that both worked as Senthil Balaji’s personal assistants.
The chargesheet has also cited several pieces of electronic evidence collected, including a pen drive found at Senthil Balaji’s residence, that have details of money transactions. It details how scam proceeds amounting to Rs 67.7 crore were found in the pen drive.
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