The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 33 properties worth nearly Rs 16.95 crore belonging to Hiren Ranjit Bhanu, his wife Gauri Hiren Bhanu, and other family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, reported the IANS.

The attached assets include residential flats, commercial offices, agricultural land, bank balances, and fixed deposits. Officials said this move is part of an ongoing investigation into a massive Rs 122 crore embezzlement at the New India Co-operative Bank Limited (NICBL).