November 18 2016
The central government on Friday said that it has issued provisional orders to attach properties worth Rs18,866 crore for offences under the money laundering law. It has also taken a host of initiatives, including effective enforcement of law, to curb the menace of money laundering in the country, minister of state for finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
“As of 31 October 2016, 658 provisional attachment orders have been issued by attaching properties worth Rs18,866 crore. Further, 283 prosecution complaints have been filed for the offence of money laundering (under Prevention of Money Laundering Act),” he said.