Four-year RI for Samrala man

Jalandhar, March 1

A special court of the Enforcement Directorate has convicted Samrala-based Sukhjinder Singh Dhillon for violation of provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and sentenced him to four years of Rigorous Imprisonment.

The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh in an order passed on Thursday in the 14-year-old case. Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh, under various sections of NDPS Act against Sukhjinder Singh Dhillon. The case was also lodged against Sukhjinder’s father Baljinder Singh, who died during the course of the trial, and his brother Navjinder Dhillon, who is a proclaimed offender in the case.

The ED investigation revealed that the proceeds of crime generated from drug trade were invested by the accused. His immovable properties have already been confiscated under the PMLA.