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title: "ED Seeks Court Approval to Gather More Details on Foreign Transactions in CMRL Monthly Payment Case"
english_title: "ED Seeks Letter Rogatory for Foreign Transaction Details in CMRL Case"
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# ED Seeks Court Approval to Gather More Details on Foreign Transactions in CMRL Monthly Payment Case

> **Lead Summary:** **Thiruvananthapuram:** The Enforcement Directorate is preparing to approach the court to gather further information about foreign financial transactions in the CMRL monthly payment case. According to the ED’s position, money allegedly received as bribes was sent to Dubai. The agency is now planning to collect additional evidence through a Letter Rogatory issued through the court. The ED is expected to approach the court soon in connection with the CMRL case.

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**Thiruvananthapuram:** The Enforcement Directorate is preparing to approach the court to gather further information about foreign financial transactions in the CMRL monthly payment case. According to the ED’s position, money allegedly received as bribes was sent to Dubai. The agency is now planning to collect additional evidence through a Letter Rogatory issued through the court. The ED is expected to approach the court soon in connection with the CMRL case.

The ED has reportedly gathered some indications about the foreign accounts to which money from Kerala reached. The agency is seeking further details through the court process. A Letter Rogatory is sent from a court in one country to a court in another country to officially obtain information and evidence from the authorities of that country.

According to the procedure, courts initiate steps to issue an LR under Section 112 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on an application submitted by the investigating officer. Once the judge grants approval, the letter is sent through the Union ministries handling domestic and foreign affairs. Information collected through this process can be considered as evidence during the trial.

The ED is seeking to use the court-mediated LR process to avoid challenges from the defence over the method used to obtain information. At the stage of issuing an LR, the accused also cannot challenge the court order, according to the position presented regarding the procedure. The ED had earlier used the court process to send LRs to the UAE and other countries in the Lalit Modi case. Similarly, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had sent an LR to China in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack case.

In the CMRL monthly payment case, the ED had stated in a report submitted to the state police chief the previous day that Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena had received ₹3.28 crore as bribes. This is the ED’s allegation and position in the case.

The agency has also claimed that documents related to transactions involving ₹20.5 crore were recovered from Veena. The ED has further stated that it received a statement indicating that the money was taken to Dubai for establishing a company, conducting business and other purposes. Against this backdrop, the agency is now moving to obtain additional evidence through a Letter Rogatory issued by the court.

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