ED attaches 4 hotels, 2 flats in DA probe against ex-IPS officer from Assam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached four hotels in Guwahati and two flats in Mumbai, collectively valued at ₹53.28 crore, in a money laundering case linked to disproportionate assets against a retired IPS officer from Assam, Prasanta Kumar Dutta. The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case stems from an FIR by the Assam Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Bureau, alleging that Dutta amassed assets worth ₹79 crore against a disclosed income of ₹7.23 crore during his service from 1992-2019. The ED claims he laundered money through companies, including Ishan Commercial, becoming its largest shareholder and beneficial owner of three hotels.