The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed Prosecution Complaint on 11.07.2022 against Bangladeshi Nationals Proshanta Kumar Halder @ Shib Shankar Halder, Imam Hossain @ Imon Halder, Amana Sultana @ Sharmee Halder, Swapan Maitra @ Swapan Kumar Mistry, Uttam Kumar Mistry @ Uttam Maitra, Pranesh Kumar Halder and others before the Ld. Special Court at Calcutta in respect of Money Laundering offences connected to the “offences of cross border implication”.
The accused persons were arrested on 14.05.2022 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002. The Court has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint.
The subject case was booked by the ED as an offence of Cross Border Implications under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, 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. Investigation by ED 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 has also been issued on 09.07.2022 for Rs. 7.56 Crore against the aforementioned accused persons in the subject case. The attached properties include Bungalows, residential flats, shares and cash lying in the bank accounts.
Further investigation is in progress.
