ED Ahmedabad attaches ₹1.05 crore assets of retired PESO official in DA case

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday said that Ahmedabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 1.05 crore at book value (present market value approximately Rs. 2.5 crore) on 24/03/2025 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in an investigation related to a disproportionate assets case against Anil Kumar Yadav, the then Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), Vadodara, Gujarat.

The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR registered by the CBI, ACB, Gandhinagar, against Anil Kumar Yadav and his wife, Smt. Sangeeta Singh, under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended), for possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, amounting to Rs. 1.91 crore during the check period from 01.10.2010 to 23.01.2019.

The ED investigation revealed that Anil Kumar Yadav laundered the proceeds of crime (PoC) by acquiring various immovable assets in his name and in the name of his family members.

Further investigation is in progress. Deshgujarat