India News | Uttarakhand: ED Attaches Immovable Property Worth Rs 62 Lakh in Co-operative Societies Corruption Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Dehradun, has provisionally attached immovable property worth Rs. 62 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Bharti Devi and others, said the agency in a press release.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Dehradun, has provisionally attached immovable property worth Rs. 62 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Bharti Devi and others, said the agency in a press release.
ED initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Vikashnagar Police Station, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, under various sections of IPC, 1860, against Bharti Devi and others.
The ED investigation revealed that the accused, Bharti Devi, has manipulated the records and documents of the Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies, Vikasnagar, to misappropriate the funds of the Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies and the public.
According to the ED, the accused used various methods to embezzle the funds of the cooperative society and the public for their own monetary benefits.
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"The ED investigation revealed that this ill-gotten money was used to acquire the immovable property in the name of her son, Ravi Kumar. After identification of PoC, Provisional Attachment Order attaching assets worth Rs. 62 lakh (approx.) has been issued, which includes a building situated in District Dehradun. Earlier, a PAO was issued of Rs. 3.18 crore, which was confirmed by the Hon'ble Adjudicating Authority. Thus, the total attachment in this case is Rs. 3.80 crore," said ED. Further investigation is in progress. (ANI)
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