CHENNAI:
Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 16.60
crore of six shell companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
This comes in the wake of Enforcement Directorate
arresting Mani Anbazhagan, son of former DMK minister Ko Si Mani for being one
of the kingpins in siphoning out foreign exchange out of India through shell
companies.
Earlier, K Liakath Ali was also arrested on
the basis of complaint received from Indian Bank in Thousand Lights Branch regarding
outward remittances to the tune of Rs 78 crore by eight current account holders
by production of forged Bills of Entry to the bank.
Enforcement Directorate
said that during the course of investigation under Prevention of Money Laundering
Act, it was noticed that foreign exchange worth $11,267,521.50 (Rs 75.5 crore approx)
were remitted by eight Shell entities upon production of forged Bills of Entry
without any physical imports. Further, on verification with Government
Authorities concerned, the identity proof including the KYC documents submitted
to Indian Bank, Thousand Lights branch for opening the current accounts were
found to be fictitious.
During the Investigation, an amount of Rs.16.60 crores found in the six bank
accounts was identified as part proceeds of crime which is provisionally
attached by Enforcement Directorate.
Till now, Enforcement
Directorate has so for attached Rs 18.36 crore and arrested two persons under
PMLA. Further Investigation is on.
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