The CBI searched two places in Kochi in reference to the case
New Delhi:
The CBI on Friday performed searches at two places in Kochi after registering a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulations) Act within the Kerala authorities’s Life Mission venture for offering homes for the poor, officers stated.
The CBI has charged Santhosh Eapan of Unitac Builders, which gained the contract of the venture, and carried out searches at his workplace and residence in Kochi.
The FCRA violation and corruption within the venture has snowballed into an enormous political problem in Kerala with Leader of Opposition within the Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleging that Swapna Suresh, a key accused within the gold smuggling case, had admitted earlier than an NIA court docket that she had obtained Rs one crore as fee from the venture.
The opposition has alleged that there was corruption concerned within the collection of the contractor by Red Crescent.
Red Crescent, a world humanitarian motion, had agreed to offer Rs 20 crore funds in direction of the Life Mission venture.
Mr Chennithala stated the chief minister has failed at hand over a replica of the MoU signed between the Red Crescent and the state authorities.
He alleged that the fee concerned within the case quantities to almost Rs 9 crore.
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