India, Nov. 3 -- In a major escalation of its probe against the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached over 132 acres of land belonging to the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai.

The seized property, valued at Rs 4,462.81 crore, is part of the agency's wider investigation into alleged diversion and laundering of public funds by Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) and Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL).

Earlier in the day, the ED also attached several other assets, including a family residence in Mumbai's upscale Pali Hill area, the Reliance Centre in Delhi, and properties spread across at least eight cities.

The action falls under the provisions of the Prevention of...