Chennai, 23 September (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chennai Zonal Office, has been retrospectively attached assets worth Rs 2.56 crore related to the IAS officer a Dineshwaran and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
According to an official statement released on Tuesday, attached assets include real estate, fixed deposits and bank accounts.
The step follows a long -running investigation in allegations that served as a senior official in the Tamil Nadu government, Daneshwaran rejected funds for known sources of his income.
The ED case arises from an FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti -Corruption Branch, Chennai and later a charge sheet. On March 14, 2001, the CBI charge sheet set uneven assets organized by Dinesh and his family for Rs 7.34 crore, allegedly accumulated between July 1991 and January 1996. In this case of this corruption, the test is reported to be in its advanced phase.
The ED investigation revealed that Dineshwaran, a construction company called Shilpi GRIH Construction and a charitable institution, Dr. Many acquisitions were made through the Dharmabal Namsivayam Trust.
Investigators identified 16 immovable properties associated with them, of which 12 were confirmed as direct “income of crime” purchased during their service tenure between 1991 and 1996. The value of these properties was judged for Rs 1.7 crore at the time of the acquisition. Apart from this, fixed deposits and bank accounts in the name of family members, keeping the remaining amount of about Rs 86.24 lakh, were also brought under attachment.
This latest order comes months after the ED conducted on February 28, 2025 in relation to the same case.
After those discoveries, an provisional attachment order issued on March 27, 2025 had already covered assets worth Rs 1.19 crore. With the current action, the total acquisition price of the property involved in the case is Rs 3.75 crore.
Officials said that while the current attachment includes Rs 2.56 crore in the property, investigation of money laundering aspects of the case is still going on.
The ED’s statement said, “further investigation continues,” it shows that the investigation continues and may be identified and attached to more assets.
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