Thiruvananthapuram: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) will interrogate former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter, Veena T, again as part of its probe into the money laundering case linked to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).The central agency has issued a fresh summons to the woman entrepreneur, directing her to appear for a second round of questioning at its Kochi office on June 29.
The ED had grilled Veena for around eight hours on June 17.
On June 19, ED officials inspected Veena's bank lockers in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the ongoing investigation.
According to ED sources, further questioning was deemed necessary after analysing Veena's statement and the evidence collected during the probe.
Sources said statements of four other accused persons have also been recorded so far.
The ED probe pertains to allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) made payments totalling ₹2.78 crore to Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd, owned by Veena, without receiving any services in return.
According to the agency, another company, Empower India Capital Investments Private Limited, operated by CMRL Managing Director Sasidharan Kartha, had extended loans worth ₹50 lakh to Exalogic despite the firm allegedly failing to repay them on time.
The ED has alleged that Veena and the management of CMRL generated "proceeds of crime" through these transactions.
The agency registered the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a prosecution complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) before a court in Ernakulam in April 2025.
The SFIO, the investigation arm of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, had accused Exalogic and CMRL of entering into an arrangement under which payments were allegedly made without any corresponding services being rendered.
CMRL came under the scanner of central agencies following an Income Tax Department search in January 2019, which allegedly unearthed financial irregularities, including suspected fictitious expenditure amounting to around ₹130 crore.