New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has filed Prosecution Complaint against S.Vignesh, proprietor of Annamalai Industries and his associates who ran the illegal Gutkha business in Chennai, their family members, relatives and others under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
The Prosecution Complaint was also filed against seven public servants including two officers from Tamil Nadu Police department, two officers of Food Safety Department, two officers from Commercial Tax department ( now State GST) and one officer from the Central Excise department (now Central GST), besides former B Venkat Ramana, Former Minister of Commercial Tax in the State Government in year 2012-13.
ED registered case under the provisions of PMLA in the Gutkha Scam against unknown officials of State and Central Government, public servants and others for mis-use of official position by criminal conspiracy and demand of illegal gratification, based on a FIR filed by the CBI, New Delhi under Section 120 B of IPC and sections 7, 8, 12 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1986.