Enforcement Directorate attaches Saradha assets in Assam, Tripura

NEW DELHI: In fresh action in the Saradha chit funds scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued orders for attachment of properties worth Rs 5.40 crore based in Assam and Tripura under money laundering laws.

The agency issued fresh orders for freezing land properties located in the two states based on its investigation till now under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The attached assets include a resort and a pricey land in Guwahati, a plot in Dhubri and a biogas plant in Tripura, officials said adding all these assets were allegedly purchased by scam kingpin and Saradha Chairman Sudipta Sen using tainted money.

"These assets have been frozen as proceeds of crime in the PMLA case registered in the Saradha case," the officials added.

With this third attachment, the ED has attached a total of about Rs 146 crore worth of assets so far in the case.

The agency is also expected to file a charge sheet in this case by next month.

The ED had resgistered separate FIRs to probe the scam in West Bengal, Assam and Odisha.