Senthil balaji Arrest: Kept in custody without water..?
DMK minister V Senthil balaji was detained early on wednesday in connection with an alleged money laundering case relating to a job racket after an 18-hour interrogation and numerous searches conducted throughout various locations in chennai and tamil Nadu.
Balaji, who holds the portfolios for Electricity, Excise, and Prohibition, complained of chest pain after his detention and was transported to the government Multi Super Specialty Hospital in chennai at around 2.30 am for a medical examination. However, the ED has not issued a formal announcement regarding the arrest or searches.
What is the situation?
The case is associated with a job-for-cash fraud that reportedly took place in the state's transportation division between 2011 and 2016 while balaji served as the AIADMK government's minister of transportation. On the eve of the assembly elections in march 2021, chennai police opened an investigation into a case involving balaji and 46 other people, including senior serving and retired officers from many transport firms. The accusations centred on a recruitment scandal that rattled the state between 2014 and 2015.
"There were no justifications for entering (V Senthil Balaji's) home or the Secretariat, where crucial documents were kept. He was detained without access to water for 18 hours, which led to his mental despair. His body has certain injuries as well, DMK mp P Wilson informed accordingly.
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