The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has filed a Prosecution Complaint (chargesheet) against six Bangladeshi nationals in a money laundering case connected to the “offences of cross border implication”. These accused persons were arrested on May 14 under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Those chargesheeted in the PMLA case are Proshanta Kumar Halder, Imam Hossain, Amana Sultana. Swapan Maitra, Uttam Kumar Mistry, Pranesh Kumar Halder and others.
The Special PMLA court in Kolkata has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint. The ED said in a statement. “The subject was registered by the ED as an offence of Cross Border Implications under PMLA) as Proshanta Kumar Halder was found to be accused in a bank fraud in Bangladesh and has been alleged to have siphoned off money/ proceeds of crime outside Bangladesh to various countries,” it said. .
The ED probe revealed that the said Bangladeshi nationals were in the possession of both Bangladeshi and Indian passports amongst various other identity documents issued by the Government authorities of both India and Bangladesh.
A Provisional Attachment Order was issued on July 9 for Rs 7.56 crore against the accused persons in the case. The attached properties include Bungalows, residential flats, shares and cash lying in bank accounts, it added.