CBI Files Charge Sheet Against DMK Leader A Raja for Allegedly Amassing Disproportionate Assets
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against DMK leader A Raja for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 5.53 crore during his tenure as Union minister. According to officials, the agency has alleged that a close associate of Raja, C Krishnamurthy, had set up a company named Kovai Shelters Promoters in January 2007, receiving a payment of Rs 4.56 crore from a Gurugram-based real estate company as commission for purchasing land in Kanchipuram.
The CBI alleges that the payment was not for the land deal but a quid pro quo for giving the real estate firm the status of an infrastructure company by Raja during his tenure as Union minister. The company had later bought agricultural land in Coimbatore.
The agency has alleged that Raja had garnered assets worth Rs 5.53 crore, including the payment of Rs 4.56 crore to the company in which Raja’s close relatives were directors, which he could not satisfactorily account for. The assets were found to be disproportionate to the tune of 579 per cent from his known sources of income.
The CBI had registered the case against Raja and 16 others, including his nephew Parmesh, wife Parameswari, his associate Krishnamurthy, and Reha Banu, in 2015. The agency had also booked Raja in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case but was acquitted by a special court as the agency failed to prove any charges of corruption against him.
Reference : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/cbi-charge-sheet-dmk-a-raja-disproportionate-assets-8201666/
