The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties and bank deposits worth ₹133 crore belonging to Jitu Patnaik, a former Independent MLA and influential mine lessee, pertaining to illegal mining.
Mr. Patnaik was booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, a year ago and the agency had been pursuing the case since then.
The State Vigilance Department had conducted a probe into allegations of illegal mining and submitted a charge-sheet. Carrying forward the investigation, the ED filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on the basis of the vigilance probe. It would file a prosecution complaint after investigation is completed.
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