Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Madras high court challenging the closure order of a case registered in 2012 in connection with seizure of 7 crore in cash from a close associate of lottery baron Santiago Martin.
Admitting the plea, a division bench of Justice S S Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan directed the state police and Martin to respond to the plea.
The issue pertains to a raid conducted by the Chennai police at the house of M Nagarajan, a close associate of Martin. During the raid, 7.2 crore in unaccounted cash was seized.
It came to light that Nagarajan had worked in the lottery companies since 1981 and later began a lottery business on his own. He further admitted that the cash was the sale proceeds of lottery tickets illegally printed and sold by Martin across Tamil Nadu.
Later, an unregistered sale agreement dated March 1, 2012 was submitted as if the amount had been paid by Martin and his wife to Nagarajan in cash as an advance sale consideration.
But it was found that the stamp paper itself was sold by the treasury only on March 9, 2012 and hence the accused were guilty of fabrication of false evidence to give false explanation for the seized cash.
The Supreme Court held that a prima facie case was made out to investigate the case. ED had also registered the case against the accused for the proceeds of crime arising out of the crime. However, the state police suddenly filed a closure report as if there was no evidence to proceed in the case and the magistrate accepted the closure report, ED alleged.
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Admitting the plea, a division bench of Justice S S Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan directed the state police and Martin to respond to the plea.
The issue pertains to a raid conducted by the Chennai police at the house of M Nagarajan, a close associate of Martin. During the raid, 7.2 crore in unaccounted cash was seized.
It came to light that Nagarajan had worked in the lottery companies since 1981 and later began a lottery business on his own. He further admitted that the cash was the sale proceeds of lottery tickets illegally printed and sold by Martin across Tamil Nadu.
Later, an unregistered sale agreement dated March 1, 2012 was submitted as if the amount had been paid by Martin and his wife to Nagarajan in cash as an advance sale consideration.
But it was found that the stamp paper itself was sold by the treasury only on March 9, 2012 and hence the accused were guilty of fabrication of false evidence to give false explanation for the seized cash.
The Supreme Court held that a prima facie case was made out to investigate the case. ED had also registered the case against the accused for the proceeds of crime arising out of the crime. However, the state police suddenly filed a closure report as if there was no evidence to proceed in the case and the magistrate accepted the closure report, ED alleged.
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I-T: Raids on MP Sahu led to seizure of 351 crore in cash, 2.8 crore jewellery
The income tax department’s search operation at premises linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu resulted in the seizure of undisclosed cash worth over Rs 351 crore and unaccounted jewellery exceeding Rs 2.8 crore. The cash was found hidden in obscure and dilapidated buildings in small towns of Odisha, including Sudapada, Titlagarh, and Khetrajrajpur. The operation covered 30 premises in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, targeting a family based in Ranchi. Incriminating evidence of unaccounted sales of country liquor and suppression of income was found during the search.
The income tax department’s search operation at premises linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu resulted in the seizure of undisclosed cash worth over Rs 351 crore and unaccounted jewellery exceeding Rs 2.8 crore. The cash was found hidden in obscure and dilapidated buildings in small towns of Odisha, including Sudapada, Titlagarh, and Khetrajrajpur. The operation covered 30 premises in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, targeting a family based in Ranchi. Incriminating evidence of unaccounted sales of country liquor and suppression of income was found during the search.
Kerala state lottery Fifty Fifty FF-77 results today; first prize Rs 1 crore
The Kerala lottery department will announce the results of the Fifty Fifty FF-77 lottery on Wednesday. The live results will be available at 3pm on the department’s official website, with the full results following at 4pm. The first prize is Rs 1 crore, the second prize is Rs 10 lakh, and the third prize is Rs 5,000. There is also a consolation prize of Rs 8,000. The lottery draw will take place at Gorky Bhavan and tickets cost Rs 30. Winners should check the numbers in the Kerala Government Gazette and redeem their tickets within 30 days.
The Kerala lottery department will announce the results of the Fifty Fifty FF-77 lottery on Wednesday. The live results will be available at 3pm on the department’s official website, with the full results following at 4pm. The first prize is Rs 1 crore, the second prize is Rs 10 lakh, and the third prize is Rs 5,000. There is also a consolation prize of Rs 8,000. The lottery draw will take place at Gorky Bhavan and tickets cost Rs 30. Winners should check the numbers in the Kerala Government Gazette and redeem their tickets within 30 days.