Assam: ED attaches properties worth Rs 53.28 cr of ex-IPS officer in disproportionate assets case

Business To Business, Guwahati, 27^th June, 2026:   The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 53.28 crore in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving retired IPS officer Prasanta Kumar Dutta, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.
Dutta, who was promoted to the Indian Police Service from the Assam Police Service and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police, is accused of amassing disproportionate assets valued at around Rs 79.01 crore.
The ED's Guwahati Zonal Office issued the Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), attaching immovable properties allegedly linked to Dutta, his family members and associated group companies.
According to the agency, the attached assets have an aggregate value of approximately Rs 53.28 crore and form part of its ongoing money laundering investigation.
The provisional attachment has been carried out under the provisions of the PMLA, which empowers the ED to attach properties believed to be proceeds of crime, subject to confirmation by the competent adjudicating authority.
The investigation into the alleged disproportionate assets and related money laundering offences is continuing.