New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) ha attached nine immovable propertie in Chandigarh, New Delhi and Gurgaon a well a bank balance of R 14.06 crore in connection with an ongoing invetigation againt retired IAS officer Murari Lal Tayal, Principal Secretary to the then Chief Miniter of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and other in a diproportionate aet cae.
The federal agency hared the information on Monday, pointing out that the attached immovable propertie include two houe and even apartment.
Chandigarh Zonal Office attached thee aet on June 30 under the Proviion of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
ED initiated an invetigation baed on the Firt Information Report (FIR) regitered by the Central Bureau of Invetigation (CBI) againt Tayal, a 1976 batch (retired) IAS officer.
The FIR alleged that Tayal, while erving a Principal Secretary to the then Chief Miniter of Haryana from March 6, 2005 to October 31, 2009 and member in Competition Commiion of India from November 30, 2009 to December 31, 2014 (check period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2014) and hi family member had amaed aet diproportionate to their known ource of income.
Puruant to thi, ED aid it invetigated the financial affair, income tax record, and tock market dealing of Tayal, hi wife, Savita Tayal, and on, Kartik Tayal.
ED invetigation revealed that during the check period from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, the accued had acquired diproportionate aet worth R 14.06 crore (approx.) uing proceed of crime generated through illegal gratification. (ANI)