Moideen was issued the first summons for appearance on Thursday (August 31) but he had sought deferment as he was unable to gather the required income tax return documents spanning over ten years due to continuous leave of institutions for Onam. He intimated to ED that once he obtains these documents, he will make himself available for questioning at a later date. According to reports, he had asked two weeks time. The new development comes at this juncture.ED has now asked Moideen to appear on Monday (September 4) in Kochi office at 11 am.

The ED conducted a 22-hour raid at AC Moideen’s Thrissur residence on August 22. Subsequently, a notice was issued to appear for interrogation. The case revolves around alleged unauthorised loans given since 2010, which resulted in the misappropriation of crores of deposits from the bank. The cooperative department estimates fraudulent transactions to exceed more than Rs 125 crore. Moideen, who was the minister of cooperation at that time, has been alleged to have a connection to these transactions.