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Lake Soil Scam: Former Minister E.V. Velu and Son Booked by Anti-Corruption Directorate!
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News18•27-09-2026, 14:44
Lake Soil Scam: Former Minister E.V. Velu and Son Booked by Anti-Corruption Directorate!
- •DVAC registers case against former minister E.V. Velu and his son over alleged illegal lake soil extraction.
- •Complaint by Arappor Iyakkam states soil was illegally taken from Malappampadi lake for a 2015 DMK youth wing conference.
- •Allegations include excavation of 12 acres of the lake, with soil removed to depths of 10 to 23 feet.
- •Arappor Iyakkam estimates soil worth Rs. 8.22 crore was extracted, causing significant loss to the government.
- •The land for the conference ground is allegedly linked to a company associated with E.V. Kumaran, E.V. Velu's son.
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The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption registered a case following a complaint by Arappor Iyakkam regarding the illegal extraction of 45.72 lakh cubic feet of soil from the Malappampadi lake to level a conference ground, causing an estimated loss of over Rs. 8.22 crore to the government treasury.
The complaint was filed by Arappor Iyakkam, an organization that fights against corruption, after conducting a field study which revealed that soil was excessively extracted from a 12-acre portion of the lake.
According to the First Information Report registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, the excavation of lake soil caused an approximate loss of Rs. 8 crore, 22 lakh, 97 thousand, and 44 to the government treasury.
