The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 65.46 crore in a money laundering case linked to Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, a former general manager of a Sikkim-based bank.
According to the ED, the attached assets include four residential properties and land in Deorali, Syari, Ranipool, and Penlong, all in Sikkim. These properties were allegedly bought using money obtained through fraudulent activities involving the State Bank of Sikkim (SBS).
The ED has also frozen multiple bank accounts belonging to Lepcha and his family, which hold a total of ₹53.41 crore. The investigation is being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The case began after the Crime Investigation Department (CID) registered an FIR. The ED found that Lepcha created a fake bank account under the name "AE Roads and Bridges Department, Government of Sikkim." He allegedly manipulated banking documents to transfer funds into this account and then redirected the money to his personal accounts and those of his associates.
Last month, the ED conducted multiple searches at properties linked to Lepcha and seized documents related to property purchases. The investigation is still ongoing as authorities continue to gather evidence and track the flow of funds.
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