KOCHI: The crime branch team investigating the Karuvannur bank scam case filed an application in the court to get the certified copy of the documents seized by the ED. The Crime Branch DySP has filed an application in a court dealing with cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The ED started the investigation after the crime branch registered a case in the Karuvannur bank fraud. Earlier, the ED informed the court that the crime branch team raided the Karuvannur bank and took into custody 92 crucial documents before the ED's investigation began. The crime branch approached the court in search of the information, documents and digital evidence obtained during their investigation when the ED's investigation in the case was very advanced.

The ED had issued a notice to CPM Thrissur District Secretary MM Varghese to appear for questioning on November 24.