Kolkata: In the biggest such criminal action against Ponzi schemes, Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thurday attached 2,631 bank accounts of the Rose Valley group containing Rs 295 crore under the stringent provisions of the anti-money laundering law.
The attachment order issued by the Kolkata Zonal office of the agency under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has frozen a total of 2,631 bank accounts, both in private and public sector, in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tripura, Assam and Himachal Pradesh
A total of Rs 295 crore money held in these accounts have been sealed by the agency with immediate effect. (PTI)