ED attaches assets worth Rs 47 lakh of NHPC’s ex-CGM
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 47 lakh belonging to Harjeet Singh Puri, former chief general manager of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), in a disproportionate assets case. Puri, who misused his power and position to acquire assets beyond his known sources of income, had his four immovable properties in Faridabad and Ludhiana districts of Punjab and Haryana attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“A total of 4 immovable properties worth Rs 47 lakh (approx) situated in Faridabad and Ludhiana districts of Haryana and Punjab, respectively, belonging to Harjeet Singh Puri and his wife Arvinderjeet Kaur, were provisionally attached under the provisions of the PMLA,” an official said.
The federal investigation agency initiated the probe on the basis of an FIR registered by CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act related to disproportionate assets owned by Puri and his wife, to their known sources of incomes.
“The total value of the disproportionate asset is estimated to be around Rs 1.04 crore,” the official said, adding that further investigation is under progress.
