ED issues fresh summons to former Kerala CM Pinarayi’s daughter Veena in CMRL pay-off case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing a money laundering case involving mining company CMRL, has issued a fresh summons to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena T, directing her to be interrogated on June 17, sources said on Friday, June 12, 2026.

The ED had earlier asked Ms. Veena to appear before the Kochi unit on Friday.

However, sources said the agency issued a fresh appeal following an email from Ms. Veena asking for more time, citing health issues.

The ED asked Ms. Veena to report to the Kochi office at 10 am on June 17 with documents related to transactions related to the now defunct IT firm Exalogic Solutions Private Limited.

The investigation relates to allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) paid ₹2.78 crore to Exalogic without receiving any service in return.

According to ED, another company called Empower India Capital Investments Private Limited (EICPL), run by CMRL managing director Sasidharan Kartha, gave loans worth ₹ 50 lakh to Exalogic despite the company’s alleged failure to repay on time.

The agency alleged that Ms. Veena and the CMRL management led by Mr. Kartha had generated “proceeds of crime” through these transactions.

ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on the prosecution complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) before a court in Ernakulam in April 2025.

SFIO is the investigative arm of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

CMRL came under the scanner of Central agencies in January 2019 following an Income Tax department raid that allegedly detected financial irregularities, including some expenses suspected to be fictitious and amounting to around Rs 130 crore.