The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kochi, has provisionally attached movable/immovable properties to the tune of ₹6.41 crore belonging to Sandhya cashew factory in Pathanamthitta and three former officials of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) as part of a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The agency had initiated investigation on the basis of a first information report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Retnamma, proprietor of the firm in Pathanamthitta, her son Sarath Chandran, and three former officials of the bank, according to a release.