New Delhi, April 15 (). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has filed a charge sheet against former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Anam Naik in a money laundering case.
The central probe agency said a charge sheet has been filed against Naik and some others before a special PMLA court in Bhubaneswar, suggesting confiscation of properties worth Rs 1.52 crore along with punishment.
The court took cognizance of the matter on Thursday.
The ED has initiated its probe on the basis of an FIR lodged against Naik at Vigilance Station Koraput in a case of disproportionate assets worth Rs 1.54 crore.
Investigation revealed that the former MLA has invested assets disproportionate to his known sources of income by purchasing various immovable properties and investing in banks in his own name and that of his family members. Investigation found that his family members also actively assisted him in concealing and concealing the proceeds of crime.
The ED had already provisionally attached assets worth Rs 1.52 crore, which was confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority.
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