New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said that its Chennai Zonal Office has attached immovable properties, fixed deposits, and bank accounts worth Rs. 2.56 crore belonging to the late A.N. Dyaneshwaran (IAS) and his family members.

The ED initiated a PMLA investigation in 2017 based on an FIR and chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (ACB), Chennai, under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Dyaneshwaran.

The FIR alleged that while functioning as a public servant in various capacities for the Tamil Nadu Government, Dyaneshwaran abused his official position and amassed assets through corrupt and unlawful means that were highly disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The chargesheet ...