Senthilbalaji played a central, pivotal role in job racket scam, ED tells Supreme Court
The Hindu
ED maintains V. Senthil Balaji's central role in job racket scam, involving kickbacks for jobs in Chennai transport corporations.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) maintained in the Supreme Court that former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji played a “central and pivotal role” in the “job racket scam” during the period 2014-2015.
A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka posted the petition filed by Mr. Senthilbalaji for regular bail for hearing on May 6.
The case involves kickbacks for jobs in the Metropolitan Transport Corporation of Chennai and Tamil Nadu State Corporation when Mr. Senthilbalaji was the Transport Minister.
The Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) was based on three FIRs and a charge sheet filed by Law Enforcement Agency of the Central Crime Branch of Chennai.
The ED said bank statements show cash deposits of ₹1.34 crore in the account of Mr. Senthilbalaji and ₹29.55 lakh in that of S. Megala, his wife. Further, cash deposits of ₹13.13 crore were found with his brother Ashok Kumar, ₹53.89 lakh with his wife A. Nirmala and ₹2.19 crore with B. Shanmugam, a private assistant of Mr. Senthilbalaji.
“Cash deposits are huge compared to their income disclosed in the income tax returns,” the 93-page affidavit filed by the Central agency said.
Senior advocate Aryama Sundaram, for Mr. Senthilbalaji, said his client has been under incarceration for over 150 days.
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