New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 2.5 crore of a former Bihar higher education department official in connection with a money laundering probe into his alleged disproportionate assets case.
A provisional order has been issued by the federal investigation agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Vibha Kumari, former Deputy Director of the Higher Education Department.
The money laundering case stems from an FIR lodged by the Bihar Police Economic Offenses Unit (EOU), Patna, against Kumari and some others.
The allegations are that he acquired wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income by adopting corrupt and illegal means during his service period, the ED said in a statement.
“Disproportionate assets have been calculated at Rs 1.88 crore,” it said.
According to the agency, the former officer used the "proceeds of crime" to acquire six immovable properties, seven vehicles and several fixed deposits in the names of herself, her husband, her son and a distant relative.
She is accused of building a "luxurious house" in her husband's native village and the ED alleged that Kumari acquired a vehicle in the name of her "distant" relative to "hide" its actual ownership.
The property is worth Rs 2.5 crore and the real estate is located in Patna, Vaishali and Muzaffarpur in Bihar and Delhi.
A provisional order has been issued by the federal investigation agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Vibha Kumari, former Deputy Director of the Higher Education Department.
The money laundering case stems from an FIR lodged by the Bihar Police Economic Offenses Unit (EOU), Patna, against Kumari and some others.
The allegations are that he acquired wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income by adopting corrupt and illegal means during his service period, the ED said in a statement.
“Disproportionate assets have been calculated at Rs 1.88 crore,” it said.
According to the agency, the former officer used the "proceeds of crime" to acquire six immovable properties, seven vehicles and several fixed deposits in the names of herself, her husband, her son and a distant relative.
She is accused of building a "luxurious house" in her husband's native village and the ED alleged that Kumari acquired a vehicle in the name of her "distant" relative to "hide" its actual ownership.
The property is worth Rs 2.5 crore and the real estate is located in Patna, Vaishali and Muzaffarpur in Bihar and Delhi.
