Enforcement Directorate Attaches Immovable and Movable Properties Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act

Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs. 4.04 crore belonging to Chandrama Prasad Singh @Tuntun Singh, his family members, and others. Prasard Singh, Chandrama S/o Shri Baleshwar Prasad Singh, R/o Nandlal Chapra, Post- Manoharpur Kacchuwara, PS- Ramkrishana Nagar, Patna, Bihar, and his brothers are members of the Land Mafia in their area, as well as extortion and other criminal acts. They have defrauded numerous innocent people, including farmers and builders. They are charged in numerous FIRs/Charge-sheets with murder, attempted murder, cheating, extortion, and other offences.

The ED launched an inquiry into money laundering based on two FIRs filed at the Ramkrishna Nagar and Phulwari Sharif Police Stations in Patna, Bihar. Furthermore, information on 6 (six) further FIRs/Charge Sheets has been collected from the relevant Police Station. A total of 7 charge-sheets and 8 FIRs have been filed/lodged against Chandrama Prasad, Dablu Kumar, Bhonu Prasad, Jai Vir Kumar, Shivji Prasad, and others under various sections of the IPC, 1860, and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

According to the investigation conducted under the PMLA, 2002, the accused invested the profits of crime in acquiring numerous movable and immovable properties in the name of his wife, in order to portray these as untainted.

Further inquiry into this situation is being conducted.