New Delhi, Sep 9 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has issued a provisional attachment order to attach properties worth Rs 59.52 crore of a Bangaluru based Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) in connection with illegal transfer of land which was leased to it by the Defence Ministry.
ED officials said that as per the attachment order, the assets to be seized by the agency include fixed deposits, which has been maintained and available with the State Bank of India and the the attachment order has been issued under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The probe in this case was initiated following an FIR registered at Ashoknagar Police Station, Bengaluru, against the CSITA for alleged ‘dishonesty’ in entering into an arrangement for transfer of the title of a piece of land measuring 7426.886 square metres belonging to the Defence Ministry. The land was earlier leased to the All Saints Church in Bengaluru, they added.