A sessions court on Tuesday extended former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji’s remand till August 2.
Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from the Central Puzhal Prison here, also extended his judicial custody till August 2.
Balaji was arrested on June 14, 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport minister during the previous AIADMK regime.
The ED had on August 12, 2023 filed a chargesheet running to 3,000 pages against Balaji. The Madras high court had on October 19 last year dismissed the bail petition filed by Balaji. His earlier bail applications were dismissed by Judge Alli.
Additionally, the court also dismissed a petition filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader seeking adjourning the proceedings till the Madras High Court decides on his petition against the local court order dismissing his discharge plea. The judge said charges would be framed against Senthil Balaji on August 2.
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