11.17 crore bank fraud: ED attaches properties of 2 firms worth Rs 34 lakh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday provisionally attached immovable property valued at Rs 34 lakh of M/s Lompire and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Ahmedabad Zonal Office of the agency stated on Wednesday.

ED had initiated investigation against M/s Lompire; M/s Invert Triangle and others, including partners in these firms, on the basis of FIR registered by the CBI, ACB, Gandhinagar, for criminal conspiracy, theft, cheating, forgery and causing wrongful loss of Rs 11.17 crore to Bank of India, Temple Tree Investment Private Limited, and corresponding wrongful gain to themselves.

During the course of investigation, ED said, it analysed numerous bank account statements of beneficiaries to investigate the end use of the money received fraudulently by the suspected persons.