The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken a big action in the Sikkim financial scam case. The Enforcement Directorate has seized the property of many people under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Let us tell you that ED has seized property worth Rs 32.57 lakh of Narendra Kumar Chhetri, his wife Jayanti Thapa and many other related people while taking action in a big financial scam case in the southern district of Sikkim. Let us tell you that ED has taken this action under (PMLA).

The Sikkim Vigilance Police had registered an FIR against Narendra Kumar Chhetri on 13 June 2016. During this time, Narendra Kumar Chhetri was posted as Assistant Director-cum-Principal in the Indian Himalayan Center for Adventure and Eco Tourism (IHCAE) Chemchey (South Sikkim). The investigation revealed that he misused government funds and transferred an amount of Rs 1.36 crore to unauthorized people through cheques.

According to the investigation by Sikkim Vigilance Police, this money was sent by Narendra Kumar Chhetri to the accounts of private individuals, including his wife, and later withdrawn in cash. No legitimate purchases or transactions were made with this money.

For information, let us tell you that among the properties seized by ED, one land (0.1280 hectares) is in the name of Narendra Kumar Chhetri in South Sikkim. Apart from this, there is a total of Rs 7.77 lakh in deposits in bank accounts (ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank), which were deposited in the names of different people.

The ED team is investigating the matter further, and is trying to trace the rest of the scam money. Further investigation is going on in the matter.