FEMA Violation Case; ED interrogating Bineesh Kodiyeri

KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is interrogating Bineesh Kodiyeri. He is being interrogated at the office in Kochi. The ED officials said they summoned him to collect information related to violation of Foreign Exchange Act (FEMA violation case).

Bineesh, who was arrested in 2020 in a case of money laundering under the guise of drug dealing, got bail after a year in prison. In this case, the ED had found discrepancies in the income tax records. The questioning is to clarify this. Bineesh was summoned for questioning last week but he failed to appear. The interrogation started at 10.30 am today. Other related information in connection with it is not clear.