File: Anti-corruption police raided 59 places yesterday, including the house of former minister SB Velumani. 11 kg of gold, 118 kg silver And Rs 84 lakh cash has been confiscated. It has also been found that Rs 34 lakh has been invested in various cryptocurrencies.
SB Velumani was the Minister of Municipal Administration, Drinking Water Supply and Rural Development during the last AIADMK regime. He is currently the MLA for Thondamuthur constituency and AIADMK Korada in the Assembly. When SB Velumani was the minister, the Chennai Anti-Corruption Police filed a case under 7 sections alleging embezzlement of Rs 464 crore in Chennai Corporation and Rs 346.81 crore in Coimbatore Corporation. Subsequently, on August 10 last year, anti-corruption police raided 60 places, including SB Velumani’s house.
In this context, the Anti-Corruption Police Inspector Ezhilarasi lodged a complaint with the Coimbatore Anti-Corruption Police yesterday. In it, ‘SB Velumani has amassed assets worth Rs 58 crore 23 lakh 97 thousand 52, which is 3,928 per cent more than his income during his tenure. Those involved should be prosecuted and action should be taken.
In that regard, additional S.P. Coimbatore Anti-Corruption Police led by Divya Former Minister SB Velumani, his brother SB Anparasan, his wife Hemalatha, R. Chandrasekhar, partner of Alam Gold & Diamonds Pvt. Vishnuvardhan, Vartan Infrastructure Company shareholders K. Sundari and Saravanakumar 7, Aumaga Ganapathy Jewelers Pvt. Ltd., Constromal Goods Pvt. The heels were filed yesterday under the sections.
Following the orders of DGP Kandasamy of the Anti-Corruption Unit, the Anti-Corruption Police started searching the house of SB Velumani in Sukunapuram, next to Coimbatore Kuniyamuthur, the houses of his associates and companies at 6 am yesterday. SB Velumani, who was at Sukunapuram house, cooperated in the investigation. Police questioned Velumani about documents in the house and documents related to the property they had collected. SB Velumani and his family had recently gone abroad. They also inquired as to whether any amount had been invested there.
The search was conducted at the residences and offices of SB Anparasan, Chandrasekhar, Chandra Prakash, Krishnaveni and AIADMK MLA KR Jayaram of Singanallur constituency involved in the case.
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In addition, the Anti-Corruption Police have deployed at 42 locations in Coimbatore alone, including the homes of Srikrishna College Executive Trustee Malarvizhi, Police Additional SP Anita, Naxal Prevention Division Police Inspector Loganathan, Inspector Chandrakanta, Assistant Director of Coimbatore District Municipalities Dwarakanath Singh and Police Training College Principal DSP Shanmugam. The test took place. 7 in Chennai, 4 in Salem, 2 in Tirupur, 1 in Tirupati, one each in Namakkal and Krishnagiri and a total of 59 luxury bungalows belonging to SB Velumani in Anaikatti, Kerala were raided simultaneously.
Chennai Mylapore Narasimhapuram Saibaba Colony in Saibaba Colony, Alam Gold and Diamond in Anna Road, Cyprian Hotels in The City The search took place at 7 locations, including the home of policeman L. Stalin.
The AIADMK gathered in front of SB Velumani’s house after learning of the anti-corruption raid. They chanted slogans condemning the police and the DMK government. Former Ministers CV Shanmugam, MR Vijayabaskar, Thangamani, Karuppanan, AIADMK MLAs AK Selvaraj, C Damodaran, Pollachi Jayaraman, BRG Arunkumar, Amman Arjunan, VP Kandasamy and Amul Kandasamy were also present at the Velumani house. Came. The test lasted until last night. It is noteworthy that this is the 2nd time that the Anti-Corruption Police have raided the house of SB Velumani.
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In a statement issued last night, the Anti-Corruption Police said, “When SB Velumani, a member of the Thondamuthur assembly, was a minister, he conspired with 12 people between April 26, 2016 and March 15 last year to raise more than Rs 58 crore 23 lakh. The test is being carried out at 59 locations based on credible information received that 97 thousand 52 properties have been added.
The search turned up 11.153 kg of gold, 118.506 kg of silver and documents. Rs 84 lakh in cash, documents such as mobile phones, locker keys in several banks, laptops, computer hard disks and documents related to the case were seized on the basis of unaccounted money. It was also found that Rs 34 lakh had been invested in various cryptocurrencies. A series of investigations are underway.