ED’s big action in Sikkim Financial Scam, assets worth 32.57 lakhs seized

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action in the Sikkim Financial Scam case. The Enforcement Directorate has seized the property of many people under the (PMLA) Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Explain that the ED has seized assets worth Rs 32.57 lakh of Narendra Kumar Chhetri, his wife Jayanti Thapa and many other people related to a large financial scam in the southern district of Sikkim. Please tell that ED has taken this action under PMLA.

Sikkim Vigilance Police registered an FIR against Narendra Kumar Chhetri on 13 June 2016. During this period, Narendra Kumar Chhetri was posted as Assistant Director-Cum-Principal at the Indian Himalayan Center for Adventure and Eco Tourism (IHCAE) Chemacheya (South Sikkim). Investigation revealed that he transferred an amount of Rs 1.36 crore to unauthorized people through check while misusing government money.

According to the investigation by Sikkim Vigilance Police, these money on behalf of Narendra Kumar Chhetri, including his wife, was sent to his accounts and later withdrawn in cash. No legitimate purchases or transactions were done with these money.

For information, let us know that one of the properties seized by ED (0.1280 hectare) is named after Narendra Kumar Chhetri in South Sikkim. Apart from this, there are a total of Rs 7.77 lakh in bank accounts (ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank), which were deposited in the name of different people.

ED team is investigating further in this matter, and there is an attempt to find out the money of the rest of the scam. Further investigation is on in the case.

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