A case of money laundering has been registered against a woman from Sri Lanka. Now the ED will interrogate the accused woman in jail itself. For this, ED officials have been allowed to carry laptops and other items inside the jail. Actually, Sri Lankan citizen Latchumanon Mary Francisca came to India on a tourist visa in December 2019. But the investigating agencies claim that their real objective was to get identity cards in India through fake documents and withdraw money from passive bank accounts. These money was to be used to re -activate the banned terrorist organization LTTE (Tamil Tigers).
LTTE, also known as Tamil Tigers, is a banned terrorist organization in Sri Lanka. Francisca was caught at Chennai Airport on 2 October 2021. He has been in jail since then. Initially, a case was registered for staying for longer than the visa period and making fake passports, but interrogation revealed that he was involved in the conspiracy to re -activate LTTE. On his information, 7 more people were also arrested. The case was later handed over to the National Investigation Agency.
ED officer will inquire in jail
The Enforcement Directorate also filed a money laundering case against Francisca. Francisca was in jail, so the ED’s investigation could not accelerate. Now the Chennai court has allowed the ED to interrogate Francisca in jail itself. This inquiry will last two days. For this, the ED has also been allowed to take laptops, printers and essential electronic equipment to jail. The court said that this is “a different type of case” and the ED had no other option.
Accused trying to activate LTTE again
The National Investigation Agency had said that some people are trying to activate LTTE again. There is a campaign to gather support in and outside India. The National Investigation Agency had registered four such cases. Francisca case is one of the four such cases. Currently Francisca Puzhal is lodged in Central Jail Chennai. In the coming week, the ED will interrogate him and try to find out who are behind the fake identity and money network.
