Bribe for allotting plus two: Corporation measuring K M Shaji’s house as per directive of ED

KOZHIKODE: The house and land of K M Shaji MLA is being measured as per the directive of the enforcement directorate. The house is being measured by the officials of Kozhikode Corporation. The act is part of a probe on the complaint of Shaji taking a bribe of Rs 25 lakh for granting plus two in Kannur Azhikode School.

The enforcement directorate had questioned Muslim League state general secretary KPA Majeed as part of the probe. He was grilled for five and a half hours at the unit office in Kozhikode. The questioning which started at 2 pm on Wednesday ended at 8 pm.

Before interrogating Majeed, Muslim League Kannur district secretary Abdul Kareem Cheleri was questioned in the morning. The ED is mainly probing that if Shaji had taken bribe then how it was spent. A notice has been issued asking Shaji to appear on November 10. A probe by the vigilance in this case is also progressing.