NEW DELHI: ED Thursday said it has attached properties valued at Rs 1.3 crore in Thoothukudi, Madurai and Chennai belonging to Anitha R Radhakrishnan, minister for fisheries in Tamil Nadu govt for his alleged involvement in money laundering.
The probe revealed Radhakrishnan and his kin generated Rs 17.7 crore proceeds of crime, ED said. Senthil Balaji and few other ministers in DMK govt are currently facing ED probe.
ED began a money laundering probe against Radhakrishnan based on an FIR by state’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption for allegedly acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Subsequently, DVAC filed a chargesheet alleging Radhakrishnan had acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income to the tune of Rs 2.07 crore during 2001 and 2006.
ED attached 18 properties of the DMK minister valued at Rs 1 crore as ‘proceeds of crime’.
“Probe revealed that Radhakrishnan and his family are still in possession of PoC, which were assets amassed during the check period (2001 and 2006) and further derived benefits from them.”
