ED attaches Rs 21.96 crore assets in NH-74 widening scam case
Assets worth Rs 21.96 crore were attached under the anti-money laundering law in an alleged corruption case related to the widening of the NH-74 in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, the ED said on Tuesday. The provisional order for attachment of the assets was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency said. The attached properties belong to special land acquisition officers, land owners, farmers and middlemen. The assets include agricultural and industrial land, commercial plots and buildings located in Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand, and Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.
Deposits in 11 bank accounts and mutual funds have also been attached, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said. The central probe agency said it initiated the probed under the PMLA in the case on the basis of an FIR and charge sheet filed by the Uttarakhand Police against Dinesh Pratap Singh, revenue officials, farmers and middlemen. Singh and Anil Shukla,
