Jalandhar, March 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs.42 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with a fraud case.

The ED had initiated the investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI in 2018 against Sanjeev Kumar, former sub-postmaster, Dakhni Gate, Nakodar sub-office, Jalandhar, and others for allegedly misappropriating public funds through fraudulent transactions under post office saving schemes.

An ED spokesperson said Sanjeev, during his tenure, "opened fake savings accounts and manipulated genuine accounts to fraudulently withdraw funds to the tune of Rs.8.48 crore". The ED investigation men...