Last Updated: October 09, 2023, 10:01 IST
Balaji was arrested by the ED on June 14 in connection with a cash-for-jobs scam when he was Transport Minister in the earlier AIADMK regime.
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Senthil currently lodged in the Puzhal prison here, after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering scam
Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji was on Monday admitted to a government hospital.
He is currently lodged in the Puzhal prison here, after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering scam.
He was shifted from the prison to the hospital, police sources said without elaborating.
The minister was arrested on June 14 by the ED and his remand was extended till July 26 by a court. Following his arrest, Senthil Balaji was hospitalised and later underwent coronary bypass surgery recently at a private hospital.
In the cash-for-jobs scam, the police filed FIRs, following which the ED registered the Enforcement Case Information Report. Subsequently, Senthil Balaji was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case connected to the scam.
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