Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala minister K Babu has amassed assets disproportionate to his income, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has confirmed. The investigators are expected to submit a report on the probe to the VACB director soon.
The sleuths were not convinced by the latest explanation by the Congress leader from Tripunithura who presided over the excise department during the controversial closure of bars in Kerala. A section of bar owners had accused him of receiving large bribes from them.
The VACB director had informed a court that the probe against the former minister was in the final stage. The court was hearing a petition from Baburam, who was accused by the bureau of being a benami associate of Babu.
The VACB admitted that it could not gather enough evidence to nail Baburam.