THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Directorate of Enforcement confiscated the properties of former minister and Congress Leader K Babu in the case of illegal acquisition of property. Properties worth 25.82 lakhs were confiscated by ED on Wednesday.

Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate summoned K. Babu to the office in Kochi and interrogated him in connection with the case. Vigilance had earlier found that Babu had acquired 49 per cent of the illegal assets between 2001 and 2016. A charge sheet was also filed in this regard in 2018.

According to vigilance, K Babu acquired a total of Rs 28.82 lakh illegally. It was the Thrippunithura Prateekarana Vedhi organisation that filed a complaint against Babu in Thrissur. K Babu is the current Thrippunithura MLA.