Ernakulam: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in its Kochi office is currently interrogating Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of the former CPI(M) Kerala State Secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in connection with a money laundering case. The interrogation commenced at 10:30 am today. Bineesh is accused of money laundering under the guise of drug trade. Despite being summoned last Tuesday, he did not appear for questioning.
Bineesh, who was arrested in 2020 in this case, was granted bail by the Karnataka High Court after spending a year in prison. The ED, during its investigation, had discovered discrepancies in income-tax filings. Bineesh’s interrogation by the ED this time, is to get clarity on this issue.
In 2020, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had arrested Anoop Muhammad of Vennala in Kochi, Rijesh Ravindran of Thiruvilvamala, and Kannada serial actress D Anikha in a drug case. The ED is currently probing money transactions associated with them, alleging that Anoop served as Bineesh’s proxy (benami) in these transactions.
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