New Delhi, 23 June (H.S.): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a major crackdown in the alleged teacher recruitment examination irregularities and manipulation case by conducting raids across multiple cities in Tamil Nadu. ED teams are carrying out extensive search operations at around 18 premises, including locations in Chennai, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Coimbatore, and Madurai. The central agency is investigating the case from the perspective of money laundering.
According to official sources, the ED's action is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in 2017. Following the completion of its investigation, the police filed a charge sheet before the court in 2021. Taking cognisance of the police charge sheet, the ED subsequently registered a money laundering case and has now launched the searches to gather further evidence in connection with the investigation.
The search operations, which commenced on Tuesday morning, are being conducted simultaneously at the residential and business premises of suspects and individuals linked to the case in the concerned cities. ED officials are examining various documents, records of financial transactions, and digital devices as part of the investigation.
The agency suspects that large-scale illegal financial transactions took place in exchange for manipulating the teacher recruitment examination. Further investigation and legal proceedings in the case are currently underway.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
