CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (
ED) officials on Saturday launched fresh search operations at properties linked to state rural development minister I Periyasamy in Chennai and his hometown Dindigul.
Simultaneous searches were carried out at his official residence on Greenways Road and at his house and other properties in Dindigul.
While the minister was in Dindigul, a five-member ED team reached his official residence around 7am, accompanied by two CRPF personnel for security.
Though the ED has not disclosed the background of the searches, it may be noted that the Madras High Court recently overturned the order of the Dindigul trial court, which had acquitted the DMK leader and his family in the Rs 2.01 crore disproportionate assets case.
The case relates to the alleged accumulation of assets worth Rs 2.01 crore between 2006 and 2010, investigated by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). A chargesheet was filed against Periyasamy, his wife Suseela, and sons Senthilkumar and Prabhu.
Although the trial court acquitted all of them, Justice P Velmurugan of the Madras High Court in April set aside the order and directed a fresh trial.
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