The CBI on Monday initiated an inquiry to probe the alleged recovery of Rs 570 crore in Tirupur district by a team from the Election Commission in the run up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
The CBI on Monday initiated an inquiry to probe the alleged recovery of Rs 570 crore in Tirupur district by a team from the Election Commission in the run up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
Talking to this newspaper, CBI spokesperson R.K. Gaur said, “The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry to probe the allegations pertaining to the seizure of Rs 570 crore by election officials in Tirupur district during the run-up to state Assembly elections”.
The Madras high court had directed the agency to register a preliminary enquiry in this regard, he added.
The Madras high court had directed the agency to register a preliminary enquiry on a petition filed by DMK MP T.K.S. Elangovan despite opposition from the central agency, which was reluctant to probe the case.
It is alleged that around midnight on May 13, the Election Commission Surveillance team stationed at Tirupur chased down and seized three tanker lorries with Rs 570 crore in cash which were escorted by three Innova, sources said.
The seizure made three days before May 16, when Tamil Nadu was scheduled to go for polling, had sent ripples in the administration as the DMK alleged it was hawala money, they said.
