Former Minister and DMK district secretary E.V.Velu and his wife Jeeva have been discharged from the disproportionate assets case filed by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC).
DVAC conducted raids in his residence and that of his relatives in March 2012 and claimed to have found evidence that he had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2010, to the tune of Rs.26.3 lakh. A case was filed against him and his wife Jeeva. Mr.Velu’s advocates filed discharge petition. Before the trial could begin in the case, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai Arivoli discharged Mr.Velu and his wife Ms. Jeeva from the case.
Mr.Velu, who later met presspersons, said that he never bought any asset during his tenure as Minister. He also said that he filed income tax returns regularly.
Though authorities of the DVAC knew that there was no disproportionate income they were forced to file a case under pressure from the powers that be, he said.
