New Delhi, Aug 12
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, has provisionally attached 15 immovable properties worth Rs 8.93 crore belonging to Dr. Amit Bansal and his family, in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the illegal sale of Buprenorphine/Nalaxone (BNX) drugs by 22 private de-addiction centres in Punjab.
According to officials, the action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, following multiple FIRs filed by Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The ED had earlier conducted searches at four locations — Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Barnala, and Mumbai — on July 18, 2025. During the raids, movable assets worth Rs 21 crore, including substantial bank balances of Dr. Bansal, his relatives, and associated entities, were seized. These were provisionally attached via an earlier order dated July 23, 2025.
With today’s attachment, the total value of properties frozen in the case stands at nearly Rs 30 crore.
The ED confirmed that further investigation is underway to trace the full money trail and identify other beneficiaries of the alleged drug racket.