India, Jan. 30 -- Assets worth Rs.1.45 lakh crore have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till date under the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA), according to the financial crime agency's data till December 31, 2024, accessed by HT.

Out of this amount, the federal agency attached proceeds of crime worth Rs.21,370 crore in the first nine months of Financial Year 2024-25 alone.

Prior to 2024, ED's total attachments stood a Rs.1.24 lakh crore, most of which ( Rs. 1.19 lakh crore) has been done since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power (between 2014 and 2024).

The PMLA was enacted in 2002 and implemented from July 1, 2005, to check serious crimes of tax evasion, generation of black money and money laundering. ...