According to ED sources, the Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids at the home of Senthil Balaji’s close associate who is allegedly involved in a cash-for-jobs scam.
The minister’s unnamed aide’s offices in Tamil Nadu are being raided, according to sources, who added that more information is required.
Balaji was arrested by the ED officials on June 14 in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam. He was produced in the MP/MLAs Special Court in Chennai.
The special court for MP/MLAs has extended Balaji’s judicial custody till September 15. The court handed over a copy of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet to the arrested DMK minister.