BENGALURU: A special court on Monday extended by five days the
Enforcement Directorate’s custody of
Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of
Kerala CPM functionary
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
, and accused in a money-laundering scam.
The directorate told the court that it is trying to establish hawala transactions worth Rs 5.6 crore between Bineesh and his aide, drug dealer Mohammed Anoop, who was
arrested
by Narcotics Control Bureau. Bineesh has failed to cooperate with the
investigation
, ED said.
On Monday evening, ED officers escorted Bineesh to court hall number 34 in the city civil court complex and presented him before the special judge.
red against him in Kerala and one in Dubai.
Bineesh had transferred Rs 3.5 crore to Mohammed’s bank account in Bengaluru through two shell companies and other channels, Kumar claimed. Bineesh is politically influential and needs to be quizzed about the large sum of money he had transferred to the drug dealer. ED wasn’t able to question him properly in the money-laundering case for two-and-a-half days as Bineesh’s lawyers claimed he is unwell and the case politically motivated as all transactions being probed were done through cheques. Special prosecutor P Prasanna Kumar, on the other hand, said Bineesh is a habitual offender with 10 cases registehe’d refused to cooperate claiming he was unwell, Kumar told the court, arguing that ED needs another 10 days’ custody for interrogation.
The special judge then extended Bineesh’s custody till November 7.
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