V Senthil Balaji granted bail by Supreme Court in alleged cash-for-jobs scam

The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam. Previously, the Madras High Court had denied his bail plea. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14, 2023, and a charge-sheet of 3,000 pages was filed against him on August 12, 2023.