ED Attaches Properties Worth ₹39.91 Lakh in IMC Corruption–Money Laundering Case

The Directorate of Enforcement, Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at ₹39.91 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in a case involving Chetan Patil, a former employee of the Indore Municipal Corporation. The attachment order was passed on 2 February 2026.

The attached assets comprise a plot and a residential building registered in the names of Chetan Patil and his wife, Jyoti Patil. The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the Economic Offence Wing, Indore, under Sections 7, 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018, which are scheduled offences under the PMLA.

According to the ED, Patil allegedly accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income amounting to approximately ₹1.38 crore during the period from 1 October 1998 to 12 April 2023, against a lawful income of about ₹55.11 lakh. The investigation revealed alleged laundering of proceeds of crime through multiple bank accounts, including a proprietorship firm, M/s Nagrodh Architect Engineers and Infrastructure, in the name of Patil’s wife. The firm was reportedly used for routing unexplained cash deposits and layering of funds.

The tainted funds were allegedly utilised for acquiring properties, repaying housing loans, paying LIC premia and meeting personal expenses. The ED stated that the current market value of the attached properties exceeds ₹80 lakh. Further investigation is ongoing.