
Fertilizer scam: ED to identify assets of accused
The Hindu
The agency has to submit the first chargesheet in the case soon
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated the process of identifying properties for attachment in connection with the money laundering investigation into the alleged scam in the large-scale import of fertilizers and their raw materials by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) at highly inflated rates. Preliminary findings have indicated the “proceeds of the crime” to be worth about ₹900 crore. However, the amount may go up. The agency also has to submit the first chargesheet in the case soon. The ED is conducting the money laundering probe on the basis of a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).More Related News

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