THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) clarified that the bank secretary handed over the bank account particulars of CPI(M) leader PR Aravindakshan’s mother for investigation in connection with the Karuvannur bank scam. The ED informed the court that the information was provided by the secretary of the Peringandur Service Cooperative Bank, and that a transaction of Rs. 63 lakhs was conducted through this account. The bank account transaction statement collected as evidence.
On September 22, the ED had sent an email to the Peringandur bank requesting the account details of PR Aravindakshan and his relatives. On the same day, the bank secretary replied, including Chandramathy’s (Aravindakshan’s mother) account details.
Furthermore, the details obtained from the phone of the first accused, Satheesh Kumar, also indicate Aravindakshan’s involvement in the case. The ED is also investigating Aravindakshan’s foreign trips with Satheesh Kumar. Aravindakshan is a close aide of former Minister AC Moideen.
The ED is conducting investigations into other financial transactions through additional bank accounts associated with Aravindakshan. Earlier, the ED had discovered a fixed deposit of Rs. 63 lakhs in the name of Chandramathy.
However, it is noteworthy that the 90-year-old Chandramathy’s sole source of income is Rs. 1,600 as a monthly farmer’s pension. For this fixed deposit of Rs. 63 lakhs, Sreejith is listed as the nominee, who is the brother of the first accused, Satheesh Kumar, in this case.
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