Goa, Aug. 30 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties, including multiple plots of land and a residential villa in South Goa, valued at Rs 2.86 crore, vide Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) dated August 28, 2025. This action has been taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), in connection with a bank fraud case involving Canara Bank.

According to an official statement, the ED initiated its investigation based on an FIR and chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Bureau, Goa, against Crown Minerals Trading Corporation (CMTC) and its partners. The partners stand accused of conspiring to cheat...