In a relief to former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case after over 15 months, noting there is no possibility of the completion of trial in the near future.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Senthil Balaji was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Thursday (September 26), more than a year after his arrest. Balaji was arrested in June last year in a cash-for-jobs scam. He was then serving as the minister for electricity and prohibition and excise in the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government.

The expected Cabinet reshuffle of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin is likely to reinstate former minister V Senthil Balaji, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday (26 September).

Chennai: With the Supreme Court granting conditional bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthilbalaji, in an alleged money laundering case linked to a job racket that occurred when he was Transport Minister in the erstwhile J Jayalalithaa Cabinet,

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case after over 15 months, and the DMK strongman who walked out of a prison in Chennai v

Balaji was arrested on June 14 last year by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged cash-for-jobs scam when he was the transport minister in an earlier All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government.

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in connection with a money laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam. The top court granted conditional bail to Balaji,