ED attaches assets worth Rs 6.5 cr of TN Minister Radhakrishnan

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has provisionally attached Rs 6.5 crore worth of assets belonging to Tamil Nadu's Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 6.5 cr of TN Minister Radhakrishnan
Tamil Nadu's Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan. Source: IANS

Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has provisionally attached Rs 6.5 crore worth of assets belonging to Tamil Nadu's Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan.

In a tweet the agency said: "ED has provisionally attached assets having guidance value of Rs. 6.5 Crore of Anitha R Radhakrishnan, Minister for Fisheries-Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and his family members under PMLA, 2002 in a disproportionate assets case."

Radhakrishnan had appeared before the ED in September 2021 after a disproportionate asset case was registered against him by the state Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in 2006.