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Police investigation has discovered that the cash concerned was about 3.5 crore.
The BJP’s Thrissur district President and Organising Secretary of Ernakulam zone, L Padmakumar was questioned by the police in reference to a hawala case linked with a freeway theft case involving an RSS employee.
Sources say that extra BJP leaders prone to be questioned in the case in the approaching days.
BJP Kerala President Okay Surendran has denied that the money had come for the BJP and alleged that it’s a political vendetta by opponents. The case was registered after Shamjeer T, a local of Kozhikode complained that he has robbed of Rs 25 lakh on the National Highway close to Kodakara in Thrissur district three days earlier than the State election. He had claimed that the cash was for an actual property deal in Kochi.
During the investigation, the police discovered that the cash concerned was Rs 3.5 crore. Money suspected to be introduced in by hawala channels. A particular investigation group was shaped to look into the matter.
The BJP connection was introduced in after Dharmaraj, an RSS employee who was allegedly transporting the money stated that the cash was introduced in for the BJP.
Surendran stated, “This black money has not come for BJP. It’s because we are 100% confident that this has nothing to do with BJP that we have welcomed any probe by the police. Whoever calls, we will cooperate with the investigation.”
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