Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a fresh summons to Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with a money laundering investigation.
Veena Vijayan runs an IT firm, Exalogic Solutions. The probe relates to allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd paid the company Rs 2.78 crore between 2017 and 2021 without receiving any services.
The ED had earlier asked her to appear on June 12, but she sought an exemption citing health reasons. The agency then rescheduled the questioning to June 17, when she appeared at the ED office in Kochi.
As part of the continuing inquiry, ED officials also inspected her bank lockers. The agency has now said further questioning is required to examine her earlier statement and the evidence gathered so far, and has directed her to appear again on June 29.
Statements of four people named in the case have been recorded so far, according to the report.
