Kerala judicial panel to probe ED ‘conspiracy’ against CM Pinarayi Vijayan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has issued the terms of reference for a judicial inquiry against central investigating agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which have been probing the gold and dollar smuggling cases.


As per a notification issued on May 7, the government has asked the committee it constituted on March 26, headed by justice V K Mohanan, to find out whether there was a “conspiracy” to frame chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his cabinet colleagues and other government officials in the gold smuggling case. The government has also asked the panel to find out the people and agencies involved in the alleged

conspiracy

and submit its report within six months.


The government has been alleging that the central agencies have been crossing their jurisdictional boundaries.