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The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has reopened its probe into an alleged ₹27.9-crore bribery case against erstwhile Minister for Housing and Urban Development R. Vaithilingam.
The bureau had registered a lawsuit against Mr. Vaithilingam connected September 19, 2024, for an alleged offence committed by him portion serving arsenic the Minister successful erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Cabinet during 2011-16.
While the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) opened an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) connected October 1, 2024, based connected the DVAC case, and initiated probe nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the second bureau filed a closure study successful the lawsuit earlier the Principal District and Sessions Court.
However, the ED completed its probe and filed a prosecution ailment earlier the Sessions Court. The cardinal bureau filed a protestation petition earlier the designated tribunal objecting to the determination of the DVAC to adjacent the bribery lawsuit against the erstwhile Minister.
Mr. Vaithilingam resigned his station arsenic AIADMK MLA successful January this twelvemonth and joined the DMK, which was past successful power, and the closure study was filed successful the tribunal during the past week of February.
A apical authoritative successful the DVAC confirmed that the bureau had written to the Principal District Judge that the corruption lawsuit against Mr. Vaithilingam was being reopened.
