DMK in Hot Waters! ED Takes KN Nehru's Brother Into Custody for Questioning
ED Grills TN Minister’s Brother as Rs 22 Crore Fraud Probe Deepens
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensified its crackdown on the family of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister K N Nehru, with searches stretching into a second day on Tuesday.
The agency escalated its investigation by taking Nehru’s businessman brother, K N Ravichandran, to its Chennai office for questioning, sources confirmed. The operation, launched Monday across Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, and Coimbatore, targets an alleged Rs 22 crore bank loan fraud tied to TVH Group, a real estate firm Ravichandran promotes.
The ED’s probe, rooted in a 2021 CBI FIR, zeroes in on financial irregularities, including loan funds allegedly funneled to a trust “controlled” by the Nehru family. Searches have spanned multiple premises, including those of the minister—whose son, Arun Nehru, is a Lok Sabha MP—and key locations in Tiruchirappalli, Nehru’s home turf.
Additional transactions and complaints against TVH Group are also under scrutiny, hinting at a sprawling scandal.
As Ravichandran faced questioning, the ED continued scouring properties for evidence, signaling no let-up in the high-stakes investigation.
The raids have sparked political fire, with Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy slamming the BJP-led Centre on Monday, branding the ED a “BJP ally” akin to TDP and JD-U. “It’s a non-political partner in their game,” he charged, accusing the agency of targeting DMK leaders. With tensions rising, the probe’s next moves could reshape Tamil Nadu’s political landscape—or unearth a deeper web of financial deceit.
