India, Aug. 2 -- Bank deposits worth more than Rs 1 crore belonging to an alleged conman, a suspended Tripura cadre IAS officer and a private company have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday.

The probe pertains to a man named Utpal Kumar Chowdhury who is alleged to have cheated businessmen claiming his "close proximity" with senior Government officials posted in Tripura.

"The attached assets comprise bank balances held in the names of shell entities controlled by Chowdhury, suspended IAS officer of the Tripura cadre Abhishek Chandra, and a private housing company," the central agency said in a statement.

The provisional attachment order to attach bank deposits worth Rs 1....