The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets valued at ₹50.47 crore belonging to former West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in connection with the investigation into the public distribution system scam.
The attachments include properties of Bakibur Rahaman, a rice and flour mill owner, and of Sankar Addhya allegedly acquired out of the proceeds of crime derived and obtained from the scam.
“The market value of these properties is estimated to be significantly more than ₹150 crore. These assets include 48 immoveable properties of different persons and entities including residential houses in Salt Lake and Bolpur of Jyoti Priya Mallick, several other ‘benami properties’ held in the name of his close associates, two hotels of Bakibur Rahaman each in Kolkata and Bengaluru, and balance in various bank accounts and fixed deposits,” a press statement by the ED said.
