Enforcement Directorate Attaches Assets worth Rs.2.04 Crore of Forest Officer

Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.2.04 crore in connection with a case filed against Maheswar Pradhan, Ex – Divisional Manager, Odisha Forest Development Corporation Limited (OFDC), Angul (Odisha), and others for possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income.

The ED launched a money laundering investigation against Maheswar Pradhan on the basis of a FIR dated 21/01/2020 registered at Vigilance P.S. Bhubaneswar under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1) (b)/12 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 for possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs. 2.04 crore.

The ED investigation revealed that Maheswar Pradhan invested his ill-gotten income, which was in excess of his known source of income, in acquiring numerous immovable properties and in bank investments in his and his family member’s names.