The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached assets worth Rs 2.07 crore of former Deputy Drug Controller, Licensing Authority Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Kapil Dhiman and others under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act in a disproportionate assets case.
The attached assets include eight immovable properties consisting of land and building in Solan, Mandi, Kullu and Panchkula in the name of Kapil Dhiman and others and movable properties like balance in bank accounts, fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) and insurance policies maintained in various banks/financial institutions, the ED said in a statement.
The ED had initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR dated December 14, 2012 and charge sheet dated March 7, 2018 of State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
The ED investigation revealed that Dhiman then Deputy Drug Controller Licensing Authority Solan, Himachal Pradesh used to take bribe for issuing and renewing license of pharmaceutical companies.
He acquired movable and immovable properties out of proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 2.07 crore, in his name and in the name of his family members and firm/company and projected them as untainted properties, it said, adding further investigation is under progress.