New Delhi, Sep 19 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday issued a provisional attachment order whereby immovable properties approximately worth Rs 37 crore of the accused persons have been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The case known as ‘Hoshiarpur Land Acquisition Scam’ was taken up by the ED Jalandhar zonal office on the basis of an FIR registered by Vigilance Bureau Punjab, under the Prevention of Corruption Act and various sections of IPC in February 2017 in connection with acquisition of land by the Government in Hoshiarpur district against several private persons and government officials.
National Highway Authority of India of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a notification under section 3 (A) dated June 24, 2015 informing the public about its intention to acquire the land, the description, type of land and details of owners of land and for raising of objections, if any, from the interested parties and owners.