Goa, Aug. 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced it has uncovered evidence indicating that Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, used hawala routes to transfer funds overseas. The revelation follows agency raids across eight locations tied to the ongoing money laundering investigation into Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions, an IT firm owned by Veena.

According to an official release by the financial watchdog, investigators seized digital evidence and statements pointing toward off-the-books transactions in both UAE Dirham and Indian rupees. The ED asserted that Veena was managing finances well beyond her established revenue streams. Handwritten accounts retrieve...