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The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing a wealth laundering lawsuit involving minerals institution CMRL, has issued a caller summons to Veena T, girl of erstwhile Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, directing her to look for questioning connected June 17, sources said connected Friday (June 12, 2026).
The ED had earlier asked Ms. Veena to look earlier its Kochi portion connected Friday.
However, pursuing an email from Ms. Veena seeking much time, citing wellness issues, the bureau issued a caller summons, sources said.
The ED has asked Ms. Veena to look astatine its Kochi bureau astatine 10 americium connected June 17, on with applicable documents related to transactions involving her now-defunct IT firm, Exalogic Solutions Private Limited.
The probe pertains to allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) made payments amounting to ₹2.78 crore to Exalogic without receiving immoderate services successful return.
According to the ED, different company, Empower India Capital Investments Private Limited (EICPL), operated by CMRL managing manager Sasidharan Kartha, had extended loans worthy ₹50 lakh to Exalogic contempt the institution allegedly failing to marque timely repayments.
The bureau has alleged that Ms. Veena and the absorption of CMRL, led by Mr. Kartha, generated “proceeds of crime” done these transactions.
The ED registered a lawsuit nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) connected the ground of a prosecution ailment filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) earlier a tribunal successful Ernakulam successful April 2025.
The SFIO is the probe limb of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
CMRL came nether the scanner of Central agencies pursuing an Income Tax section raid successful January 2019, which allegedly detected fiscal irregularities, including definite expenses suspected to beryllium fictitious and amounting to astir ₹130 crore.
