Chennai Court Extends Remand of Ex-Minister Senthil Balaji till July 10

A Chennai sessions court on Monday extended former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s remand until July 10, 2024.

The court also dismissed former Minister V Senthil Balaji’s plea requesting the provision of missing bank documents collected by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its money laundering investigation against him.

He was arrested by the ED on June 14, 2023, in connection with the money laundering case.

Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced via video conferencing from the Central Puzhal Prison on Monday, also extended his judicial custody until July 10.

The judge rejected Balaji’s petition, which sought the provision of missing documents listed as “Relied Upon Document Nos-16 and 17″—copies of counterfoil challans related to his bank account collected by the ED during its investigation.

However, the judge granted another petition requesting the provision of a covering letter from the Manager of City Union Bank Ltd, Karur, addressed to the ED regarding Balaji’s bank account.

The judge scheduled further hearing on July 10 for another petition filed by Balaji, which sought to defer the current proceedings and adjourn the case to a later date.

Balaji was arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam that occurred when he was the Transport Minister during an earlier AIADMK regime. His multiple bail applications have been rejected by the courts.

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