ED attaches Rs 10cr assets of Bihar gangster

The ED today said it has attached assets worth Rs 10 crore of a "dreaded" Bihar gangster in connection with a money laundering case against him.

The central probe agency said it has issued a provisional order, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), for attachment of properties of Ashok Yadav, the present 'mukhiya' (village head) of Bithan town in Samastipur.

"He used to be the terror of Rosera in Samastipur," the agency said in a statement.

It said the Bihar Police had registered 26 FIRs against Yadav on charges of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and dealings in illegal arms and explosive among others, based on which, it filed a PMLA case against him.

A house in state capital Patna, 25 plots and bank balance of about Rs 4 lakh has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of the recent order.

"The total value of the attached properties is about Rs 75 lakh which is the value taken on the date of acquisition. The market value of these properties is almost more than Rs 10 crore," it said.

The agency said its probe found that Yadav "had amassed huge properties in his name and in the name of his family members from the proceeds of crime generated by him."