New Delhi, May 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that more than half of assets attached by the agency so far are linked to bank-related irregularities and added that such cases in the country have now declined after they peaked in 2018-19, attributing the drop to its proactive approach and rigorous investigations. In its annual report released last week, the federal agency said Rs.80,000 crore assets out of Rs.1.54 lakh crore attached by ED are related to bank fraud cases. "ED has responded decisively by rigorously investigating major bank fraud cases with the objective of promptly restituting assets to defrauded banks or rightful claimants. As of March 2025, ED had probed over 1,228 money-laundering cases related to bank frauds, a...