Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed Prosecution Complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against Lingaraj Jena, erstwhile Safei Mohareer in the office of Additional Sub-Collector Settlement, Puri, Odisha and his wife in the Hon’ble Court of the Sessions Judge -cum- Special Court, Khurda at Bhubaneswar under PMLA with a prayer for conviction of the accused persons and confiscation of their attached properties worth Rs. 1.88 Crore. On November 2, 2023, the Hon’ble Court took cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint.
The ED launched an inquiry based on an FIR filed by the Vigilance Police in Bhubaneswar against Lingaraj Jena and others for suspected violations of several provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, including alleged holding of disproportionate assets worth Rs. 1.88 crore.
The ED investigation found that Lingaraj Jena utilized his ill-gotten wealth to acquire immovable properties, mutual funds, and bank assets in his name and in the name of his wife, who actively aided the accused in the purchase of the properties.
The ED previously attached assets worth Rs. 1.88 crore by issuing a Provisional Attachment Order in December 2022, which was affirmed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority (PMLA) in June 2023.
