The Principal District Sessions Court, Chennai, on Friday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct “custodial interrogation”, for eight days (until June 23), of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested in an alleged money-laundering case, and is hospitalised.
Passing orders on a petition filed by the ED for custodial interrogation of the Minister, Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli stipulated that the Deputy Director of the Enforcement Directorate should not remove Mr. Senthilbalaji from Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, where he was transferred from the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital on Thursday night.