5 months ago
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Kolkata
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate successful Kolkata filed a prosecution ailment successful a ₹26.7-crore slope fraud lawsuit against the proprietors of P.K. Enterprises and 3 others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, astatine a peculiar PMLA tribunal successful Kolkata.
The prosecution ailment was brought against Prasenjit Das, Proprietor of P.K. Enterprises, Chandan Sarkar, Laltu Saha and 3 others successful transportation with a wealth laundering lawsuit orchestrated by Mr. Prasenjit’s begetter precocious Purnendu Das, Proprietor of M/s K.P.S. Enterprise.
According to an authoritative merchandise shared by the ED on Wednesday (December 10, 2025), they had antecedently attached 5 immovable properties worthy ₹34.42 Lakh successful this aforesaid case.
“During investigation, it is revealed that precocious Purnendu Das through his proprietorship steadfast M/s K.P.S Enterprise had availed Packing Credit installation of ₹8 crores and Foreign Bill Negotiation installation of ₹25 crore from erstwhile Allahabad Bank (Indian Bank) for export of onions to Bangladesh and caused a wrongful nonaccomplishment of ₹26.72 Crore to the slope by submitting forged export bills,” an official statement from the ED said.
The ED probe found export bills worthy ₹25 crore, sent done Letters of Credit issued by Bangladeshi banks, which were not paid erstwhile owed and remained unpaid. Officials besides recovered that precocious Purnendu Das diverted indebtedness proceeds to his son’s concern relationship and idiosyncratic accounts.
“He besides issued 70 bearer cheques successful the sanction of antithetic suppliers of goods [onions], including himself, and withdrew currency utilizing those 70 bearer cheques done employees of M/s K.P.S. Enterprise,” the ED connection further added.
