ED attaches Rs 9.4 cr assets of Sri Lankan national

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Sep 04 2015 | 6:32 PM IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) here has attached assets worth about Rs 9.4 crore of a Sri Lankan national in a money laundering and passport fraud case.
The agency froze ten residential premises and a commercialshop of the foreign national in Tamil Nadu under the Provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The central probe agency had registered a PMLA case against the person on the basis of a police FIR for violation of the provisions of the Indian Passport Act.
The agency's probe, an ED statement said, found the Sri Lankan allegedly "concealed" his original identity and procured an Indian passport and later fraudulently purchased immovable assets in India.
As per existing rules, foreign nationals of countries, including Sri Lanka. Are prohibited from acquiring assets in India.
An attachment order under anti-money laundering laws is
aimed at depriving the accussed from obtaining benefits of his or her tainted assets.
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First Published: Sep 04 2015 | 6:32 PM IST

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