ED Attaches Rs 2.85 Crore in Assets of Former NHAI DGM in Bihar Graft Probe

Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate’s Patna zone provisionally attached assets under the PMLA belonging to ex-NHAI DGM Prabhanshu Shekhar and his family.
• The attachment covers flats and land in Bihar and Delhi along with bank balances, gold and silver jewellery, and insurance investments totaling Rs 2.85 crore.
• Investigators say the alleged proceeds arose during his 2016–2022 posting in Bihar through acts including clearing inflated bills and manipulating measurement books.
• The probe alleges he overlooked use of substandard materials by Ashoka Buildcon and routed illicit funds into family accounts and personal investments.
• ED initiated the money-laundering case based on CBI and ACB FIRs and chargesheets, and it said further investigation is in progress.