Agartala, Aug. 2 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth about Rs 2.17 crore in two separate money laundering cases linked to an alleged investment fraud involving impersonation of government officials and an illegal IPL betting syndicate in Tripura, officials said.

In the first case, the ED's Agartala Sub Zonal Office attached bank balances worth about Rs 1.12 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, through a provisional attachment order issued on July 31.

According to the agency, the attached assets include bank balances held in the names of shell entities allegedly controlled by Utpal Kumar Chowdhury, suspended IAS officer Abhishek Chandra and a private housing company. ...