The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint under PMLA against former AIADMK Minister B V Ramana in connection with the Gutkha scam. The ED also filed complaint against S Vignesh, Proprietor, Annamalai Industries, officers of Tamilnadu Police, Food Safety Department, State & Central GST & others in Principal Sessions Court, Chennai in Gutka Scam among others. ED stated that illegal manufacture and sale of Gutkha products in Tamil Nadu between 2013 and 2016 had yielded a turnover of Rs 639.40 crore. ED has registered a case under the provisions of PMLA against unknown officials of State and Central Government, Public servants and others for misuse of Official position by Criminal conspiracy and demand of illegal gratification, based on a FIR filed by the CBI, New Delhi.
ED files chargesheet in gutkha scam case, names ex-AIADMK MLA
By IANS |
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Tue, Jan 19 2021 22:12 IST |
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New Delhi, Jan 19 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in connection with its probe into the illegal gutkha business in Chennai against S.Vignesh, proprietor of Annamalai Industries, and his associates, including two Tamil Nadu police officers and former Tamil Nadu minister and ex-AIADMK MLA B.V. Ramana.
An ED official said that the agency has filed a chargesheet against Vignesh, his associates and their family members and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).