In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has temporarily attached immovable properties worth Rs. 3.18 crore in the case of Bharti Devi and others.
Based on the FIR submitted by Vikashnagar P.S., Dehradun, Uttarakhand, under different sections of the IPC, 1860, ED began the inquiry under the PMLA. The inquiry indicated that the accused, Bharti Devi, had falsified records and papers from the Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies, Vikasnagar, in order to steal money from the public and the Societies. She used to take money from the public and issue Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDR) by recording it in the records of Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies Limited, but the money she collected wasn’t placed into the Society’s account.
She used to take more money from the District Co-operative Bank, Vikasnagar from the accounts of Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies and less amount was indicated credited in the cash book of the Multipurpose Kisan Sewa Co-operative Societies. Accused Bharti Devi allegedly committed this act of embezzlement in order to enrich herself financially.
This illegally obtained money was used to purchase the immovable properties in the names of her son Ravi Kumar and granddaughter, according to an investigation under the PMLA. After the identification of the POC, a Preliminary Attachment Order was granted to attach assets totalling Rs. 3.18 crore, including a plot of property and 12 apartments in the District of Dehradun. The probe is being expanded upon.
