ED attaches Chautala’s properties

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Om Prakash Chautala. File photo

New Delhi:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday stated that it had attached four assets worth Rs3.68 crore of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala in connection with a money laundering case against him and others.

The agency said in a statement that the immovable properties were located in Delhi, Panchkula and Sirsa and a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) had been issued.The ED’s money laundering case is based on a CBI FIR against Chautala for possession of alleged disproportionate assets. “Chautala had acquired immovable properties in New Delhi and Panchkula and constructed a house in Sirsa out of the money received from undisclosed sources,” the agency said.