Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 16.40 cr in Zakir Naik case

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth over Rs 16.40 crore in its ongoing investigation against Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, the agency said on Saturday. In a statement, the ED said the attached properties were based in Maharashtra’s Mumbai and Pune cities and that the action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED had already made two provisional attachments worth Rs 34.09 crore in connection with the case which the agency took over on the basis of National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s October 26, 2017 chargesheet filed before a Special Judge in Mumbai. The total value of all Zakir Naik-related properties attached by the ED stands at Rs 50.49 crore, including the latest attachment. The ED said that funds to the tune of Rs 49.20 crore were received in the NRE Bank accounts of Naik in India from his Dubai accounts. (IANS)

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