Jalandhar, July 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable property worth Rs.53.64 lakh belonging to Sukhwinder Singh, then range forest officer, Budhlada forest range, in connection with a money laundering investigation related to the forest scam during the Congress regime from 2017 to 2022.

ED initiated an investigation based on two FIRs registered by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act.

Sukhwinder was suspended after he was arrested by the vigilance bureau in August 2022 for alleged embezzlement of Rs.45.69 lakh meant for cemented tree guards and Rs.7 lakh for bamboo tree guards in connivance with the then divisi...