Monthly payment case: ED yet to receive crucial documents, uncertainty over questioning Veena again

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Enforcement Directorate is facing a hurdle in further questioning Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena in the monthly payment case. ED has not yet received the required documents from the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). The ten-day time granted by the court ended on Wednesday. ED will hold discussions with SFIO for the documents. 134 documents are to be received. It is reported that the date for Veena's re-summoning will be decided only after receiving the documents.

The ED is currently collecting evidence for provisional attachment. Rs 18 crore has been frozen in 242 accounts. This includes two accounts of Veena and one account of Exalogic. Meanwhile, it is reported that the ED, which inspected Veena's bank locker, did not find any documents of the transaction with CMRL. The locker at the HDFC Bank branch in Thiruvananthapuram was opened and inspected to see if Veena had hidden any important documents from the investigating agency.