New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Possibly in the first case on the grounds of plagiarism or copyright violation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached the assets worth more than Rs.10 crore of S Shankar, the director of Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Enthiran' (Robot).

The action was taken on charges of plagiarism and copyright violations nder the anti-money laundering law.

Copyright act is classified as scheduled offence under PMLA.

In a statement, the ED said that a provisional order was issued on February 17 under the PMLA attaching three immovable properties of the director, S Shankar.

ED official said that this is possibly the first attachment of assets in the country under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)...