M Sivasankar was arrested by the ED in connection with the 2020 LIFE Mission Case.
The LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission is a housing security scheme of the Kerala government that aimed to provide houses to all the landless and homeless residents of the State.
The case involved one specific project under this scheme which is alleged to have been funded by a foreign entity in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
The ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) against Sivasankar said that several persons, among whom are government officials including him, received pecuniary advantages and illegal gratification out of the funds received from UAE Red Crescent meant for flood victims in Kerala through the LIFE Mission project.
The predicate offences, as stated in the arrest order, are a first information report (FIR) registered by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) under the Prevention of Corruption Act and another FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for offences under the FCRA.
Source: Barandbench
