<p>New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached properties worth Rs 2.5 crore of a former officer of Bihar higher education department in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to a case of alleged possession of disproportionate assets.</p>.<p>A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the federal probe agency against Vibha Kumari, a former deputy director of higher education department.</p>.<p>The money laundering case stems from an FIR filed by the Bihar Police Economic Offence Unit (EOU), Patna against Kumari and some others.</p>.Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal directly enjoyed excise 'scam' kickbacks: ED.<p>It was alleged that she amassed assets disproportionate to her known sources of income by adopting corrupt and illegal means during her service period, the ED said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The disproportionate assets have been calculated to the tune of Rs 1.88 crore," it said.</p>.<p>The former official, as per the agency, used "proceeds of crime" to acquire six immovable properties, seven vehicles, and a number of fixed deposits in her name, that of her husband, her son and a distant relative.</p>.<p>She is alleged to have constructed a "palatial house" in her husband's native village and the ED alleged that Kumari acquired a vehicle in the name of her "distant" relative to "disguise" its true ownership.</p>.<p>The assets are worth Rs 2.5 crore and the immovable properties are located in Patna, Vaishali, and Muzaffarpur in Bihar and in Delhi. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached properties worth Rs 2.5 crore of a former officer of Bihar higher education department in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to a case of alleged possession of disproportionate assets.</p>.<p>A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the federal probe agency against Vibha Kumari, a former deputy director of higher education department.</p>.<p>The money laundering case stems from an FIR filed by the Bihar Police Economic Offence Unit (EOU), Patna against Kumari and some others.</p>.Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal directly enjoyed excise 'scam' kickbacks: ED.<p>It was alleged that she amassed assets disproportionate to her known sources of income by adopting corrupt and illegal means during her service period, the ED said in a statement.</p>.<p>"The disproportionate assets have been calculated to the tune of Rs 1.88 crore," it said.</p>.<p>The former official, as per the agency, used "proceeds of crime" to acquire six immovable properties, seven vehicles, and a number of fixed deposits in her name, that of her husband, her son and a distant relative.</p>.<p>She is alleged to have constructed a "palatial house" in her husband's native village and the ED alleged that Kumari acquired a vehicle in the name of her "distant" relative to "disguise" its true ownership.</p>.<p>The assets are worth Rs 2.5 crore and the immovable properties are located in Patna, Vaishali, and Muzaffarpur in Bihar and in Delhi. </p>