ED Raids Premises Linked To Ex-Health Minister C Vijayabaskar In Tamil Nadu
In separate operations, Income Tax officials carried out searches at properties related to the real estate company G Square group.
The Enforcement Directorate has launched raids at multiple premises associated with former Health Minister and AIADMK leader C. Vijayabaskar. The searches come in connection with a high-profile money laundering case.
#WATCH | Enforcement Directorate conducts raid at former AIADMK minister C Vijayabaskar's residence at Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu, as per sources. pic.twitter.com/Zi95FRNYtg
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Earlier, he was booked by the CBI in a "gutkha scam". In October 2021, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered a case against C Vijayabaskar, Viralimalai MLA, along with his wife, on charges of amassing disproportionate assets totaling Rs 27,22,56,736 during his tenure as an MLA from 2016 to 2021. Concurrently, the DVAC has initiated raids at 43 locations associated with the former Minister.