ED attaches assets of Rs 4.81 crore linked to Jain

New Delhi, April 6 : The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 4.81 crore linked to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, his family and companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The ED initiated investigation on the basis of a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others under the Prevention of Corruption Act, it said in a statement. ED claimed to have found in its investigation that during 2015-16, when Jain was a public servant, the companies beneficially owned and controlled by him received accommodation entries of Rs 4.81 crore from shell companies against cash transferred to Kolkata-based entry operators through Hawala route. ED said it has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 4.81 crore belonging to Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd, Indo Metal impex Pvt Ltd, Paryas Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd, Manglayatan Projects Pvt. Ltd, J.J. Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd and three individuals under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). CM MR