Ludhiana, Jan. 29 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached Rs.5.58 crore worth of immovable properties and bank balances of Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) officials, including former chairperson Raman Bala Subramaniam, executive officer Kuljit Kaur, and others, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The New Senior Secondary School Society, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, has also been booked in the case.

The ED had initiated its probe following two FIRs registered by the Ludhiana vigilance bureau under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The investigation uncovered a major scam, where LIT officials, in collusion with private individuals, a...