“Illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu: The 4000 crore battle between ED and DMK”, Swarajyamag, November 27, 2023:
“The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) probe into illegal sand mining in the state recently took an interesting turn with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government moving the Madras High Court against summons issued to District Collectors.
The move came a couple of months after the ED raided sand mining yards across the state.
During the searches, it found incriminating documents including diaries, fake sale receipts with counterfeit QR codes and evidence of benami companies. Rs 12.82 Crore was put under freeze and unaccounted cash for Rs. 2.33 Crore was seized along with gold weighing 1024.6 grams worth Rs 56.86 Lakh…..”
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