India, Feb. 26 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached land worth Rs 598 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district as part of a money laundering investigation against realty company Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd. (APIL).

The case pertains to "large-scale" irregularities in the acquisition and subsequent release of land in sectors 58-63 and 65-67 in Gurugram, Haryana.

The federal probe agency said in a statement that it issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach land in Agra worth more than Rs 598 crore.

These properties are held in the names of associate companies and individuals acting on behalf of APIL. These entities were created and used as land-hold...