New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids on a close aide of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, who is an accused in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam, ED sources said on Tuesday.

Around 10 premises of the unnamed aide of the minister are being raided in Tamil Nadu, sources said, adding more details are awaited.

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Balaji was arrested by the ED officials on June 14 in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam. He was produced in the MP/MLAs Special Court in Chennai.

The special court for MP/MLAs has extended Balaji's judicial custody till September 15. The court handed over a copy of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet to the arrested DMK minister. (ANI)

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