The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday raided several properties related to Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader I Periyasamy and his son in connection with the money laundering investigation.
Sources said raids were conducted in Chennai and Dindigul under the Money Prevention Act (PMLA). According to the PTI, the properties of PTI, son of Periyasamy and current MLA IP Santikumar were also searched. Periyasamy represents the Atur assembly constituency of Dindigul district and take charge of rural development, panchayat and panchayat associations.
According to PTI, there was no immediate response from the Periyasamy or DMK regarding the action of the ED. The present investigation is being done after the order given by the Madras High Court in April, in which a particular court in Dindigul was directed to frame charges against Periasamy and his family members in the case of disproportionate assets of Rs 2.1 crore.
According to the PTI report, this order of the High Court has come in response to the criminal revision petitions filed by the Directorate and Anti -Corruption Directorate (DVAC), which challenged the earlier court verdict of the special court acquitting Periasamy and his family. The court also directed that the case be run day by day and should be completed within six months.
The prosecution says that Periyasamy earned assets worth Rs 2.1 crore in his name during his tenure from 2006 to 2010 during his tenure and his wife P Sushila and sons P Sentikumar and P. Prabhu, which was higher than the sources of his declared income.
