The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it seized some “hand written” notes during searches against former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T in May and these contained details of certain fund transfers to Dubai.
The federal probe agency went on to claim in a press statement that digital devices seized from her during these raids contained photo of a SIM card obtained in the name of some other person and this was purportedly used by her to make Internet-based calls.
It added that it would initiate legal action as per law, adding “evidences” relating to transfer of money using hawala channels were also found.
Veena’s husband and CPI(M) leader P A Mohamed Riyas on Wednesday said he and the party will politically and legally deal with the ED searches conducted on Tuesday at homes or businesses of people close to him.
“The accounts for Indian rupees maintained is for about Rs 20.05 crore (approx.) and these hand written accounts were seized,” it said. “It is suspected that the SIM and Wifi router was obtained by her in the name of another person so as to use the same for communications through internet based calls,” the ED said.
