In response to a request made by the AML watchdog Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under Section 8(7) of the PMLA of 2002, the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Imphal East, Manipur, issued an order on October 21, 2022, ordering the confiscation of real estate connected to the accused K. Elizabeth Devi that was “found to be involved in the offence of money-laundering (value: Rs. 11.54 Lakh).”
Based on an FIR filed by the Manipur Police invoking provisions of Section 121/21-A of the IPC, 1860 for the offence of “extortion from the public,” Sections 17, 20 and 21 of UAPA, 1967, and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, ED launched a money laundering investigation against K. Elizabeth Devi, K. Premjit Singh, and K. Sanajaoba Devi, who were active members of the banned extremist organisation group People Revolutionary Party
The accused were found to have been involved in extortion from the general public and the business community, collecting extortion money under the guise of “taxes” for the outlawed “PREPAK organization,” and also purchased real estate in their names using the aforementioned “illicit funds.” The proceeds of crime (POC) were subsequently discovered during the investigation carried out following PMLA. 2002, and a Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) under section 5(1) of PMLA was issued on December 24, 2009, and the same was later confirmed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority (PMLA), New Delhi, on April 12, 2010.
The above-named defendants were labelled as Proclaimed Offenders by the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Imphal East, Manipur, in an order dated 3.08.2013, during the trial. In response to a request made under Section 8(7) of the PMLA of 2002, the confiscation of a 0.16-acre homestead plot of land in Imphal West, along with a partially completed RCC building inside of it (whose value was Rs. 11,54,835 at the time of attachment in 2009), has been ordered.
