A Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) worker has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for possessing assets worth Rs 1.7 crore. Snehasish Kar is an Upper Divison government clerk with working in the office of Additional Director, CGHS located at Esplanade East in Kolkata. Kar and his family have been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a disproportionate assets case. The attached property consists of bank accounts, post office accounts, LIC policies, a car and two apartments in Kolkata. Among the two apartments one is owned by Snehasish Kar, the accused and other apartment is in his brother’s name disguised as a gift.
Kar attracted CBI’s attention when it was discovered that he has stopped withdrawing money from his salary account for several months. The ED started the investigation on the basis of FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Kolkata against Snehasish Kar. In the FIR it was mentioned that the accused has abused official position and piled up disproportionate assets of worth Rs 53.73 lakh.
According to the reports Snehasish Kar started working in CGHS as a waterman in 1981 and later was promoted to a regular staff as a nursing attendant. Since January 2017, he is working as Upper Division Clerk. Kar has several other bank accounts in his name and his family’s name apart from his salary account and he keeps huge amount of cash in these accounts, he also has several fix deposits and investments in his and his family’s name, when asked about all the money the accused was unable to explain the source. He has even acquired immovable property in the form of two flats, car and jewellery. The ED has informed that since, the accused was not withdrawing money from his salary account for several months, he was making his household expenses from his illegally amassed money.
About the PMLA, Prevention of Money Laundering Act is an act by the Parliament of India enacted by the NDA Government for money laundering and for confiscation of property. The act came into force on July 1, 2005. The act and rules imposed banking companies, financial institutions, intermediaries to verify client’s identity, maintain records and send the information to the Financial Institutions. The act was amended in the year 2005, 2009 and 2012. The objective of the act is to prevent and control money laundering, confiscate and seize the property obtained by the laundered money and deal with any other issue connected with money laundering in India.
 worker has been attached.....){kind=link}