The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a case against the Minister of Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise V Senthilbalaji on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the minister has been called to appear before an Investigation Officer on August 11.
DMK Minister Senthil Balaji was charged with money laundering after the Central Crime Branch of the Chennai Police filed three additional criminal cases against him during his time as the State Transport Minister under the AIADMK regime.
The complaint was filed under the PMLA Act last Thursday, and summons were served to the Minister’s known residence. The Madras High Court invalidated one of the three cases filed by the Chennai Police against Mr. Balaji.
In three different cases, the Chennai Police CCB charged Mr. Balaji and several others, including former Transport Department officers. In March 2021, he was charged with significant corruption in the recruitment of staff, according to the most recent charge-sheet.
Key officers of the criminal conspiracy were accused of violating the community reservation and fraudulently modifying and forging the original interview marks of the candidates in the records in order to defraud the meritorious candidates.
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