Under the PMLA of 2002, the ED has temporarily attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs. 30.50 crores that belong to Subhra Jyoti Bharali, who was the managing director of Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd. (ICBL) at the time.
Movable properties totaling 87,70,000 shares of Sashi Kumar Tea Company Pvt Ltd and corresponding/ proportionate immovable properties totaling 2313B-4K-15L of Tea Estate in Simlitola, Goalpara owned by SKTCPL and 36B-4K-5L of agricultural land in Rani, Kamrup (Rural) district worth Rs 30.5 crore were identified and provisionally attached by the ED.
Bhabnanda Bharali, who presently serves as the company’s representative, is thought of as Subhra Jyoti Bharali’s close business colleague because they both serve on the boards of the same two businesses, Asomi Holdings and Asomi Consultancy Services.
Modus Operandi of Subhra Jyoti Bharali
Exorbitant sums were credited in the accounts kept in the names of payment collectors and field executives (PCs & FEs) of the Industrial Co-operative Bank under the pretence of salary, incentive, and travel allowance, according to an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate.
All of the accounts with Industrial Co-operative Bank that were kept in the names of PCs and FEs were run by Subhra Jyoti Bharali, and a sizable portion of the money that was paid in salary, incentives, and travel expenses went missing either through cash withdrawals or transfers to accounts kept in the names of entities, family members, associates, and mules that were beneficially owned, controlled, and run by Subhra J.
Companies owned by Shubhra Jyoti Bharali
Shubhra Jyoti Bharali is found to be associated with at least 7 companies from the records of the ministry of company affairs.
Company | Date of Incorporation | City | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation |
BARIHAT FABRICS PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED | 04-Jun-20 | Mirza | 04-Jun-20 | – |
ASOMI CONSULTANCY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED | 13-Oct-17 | Guwahati | 13-Oct-17 | – |
ASOMI HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED | 07-Mar-17 | Guwahati | 07-Mar-17 | – |
ASOMI FOUNDATION | 25-Aug-11 | Guwahati | 25-Aug-11 | – |
VALUE CREATION MATRIX PRIVATE LIMITED | 16-Aug-11 | New Delhi | 16-Aug-11 | 20-Jan-15 |
ASOMI FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 29-Mar-95 | Guwahati | 01-Feb-08 | 10-Mar-15 |
BHABANJALI FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 20-Mar-92 | Guwahati | 27-Apr-09 | 12-Jul-16 |
Relatives of Subhra Jyoti Bharali
Nabaanita Pathak is the wife of Subhra Jyoti Bharali, and his younger brother Gunajit Bharali was also found to be named in the charge sheet. Companies associated with Gunajit Bharali are given here in the annexure below.
Company Name | Incorporation Date | City | Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
ASOMI FOUNDATION | 25-Aug-11 | Guwahati | Active | 12-May-21 | – |
SEWALI DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED | 27-Dec-06 | Guwahati | Active | 05-Oct-20 | 11-Jan-21 |
LOHIT MERCANDISE LTD | 26-Mar-91 | Guwahati | Active | 12-Nov-10 | 13-Oct-15 |
BHABANJALI FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED | 20-Mar-92 | Guwahati | Active | 30-Jan-15 | 02-Sep-15 |
ASOMI INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED | 07-May-09 | Guwahati | Active | 29-Mar-14 |