CMRL pay-off case involving ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T. Veena | Explained
T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, is under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate regarding alleged illegal payments from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. The case involves claims of fictitious expenses used to facilitate bribes to various officials.
Why it matters
This case is a high-profile example of corporate-political corruption investigations in India, involving significant financial irregularities.
Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), a public listed company based in Kochi, Kerala , became the centre of a political storm after searches by the Income Tax Department in January 2019 revealed fake and inflated expenses to the tune of ₹130 crore. Incorporated in 1989 as a public limited company with the main objective of establishing a mineral processing unit for value addition of mineral sand, the company managing director Sasidharan S. Kartha was accused of paying bribes to various persons, including politicians and police officials, to ensure the smooth functioning of their business that depended heavily on public sector undertakings for sourcing its ilmenite raw material.
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