ED, Jalandhar Zonal Office has provisionally attached five immovable properties amounting to Rs. 1.36 Crore approx. (in total) pertaining to Rakesh Kumar Singla, the then Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Punjab and his wife Rachna Singla, under PMLA, 2002 in a matter related to disproportionate assets case. Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office has provisionally attached five immovable properties amounting to Rs. 1.36 Crore approx. (in total) pertaining to Rakesh Kumar Singla (the then Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Punjab) and his wife Rachna Singla, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with a case of disproportionate assets, wherein Rakesh Kumar Singla had accumulated disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs. 1.36 Crore. ED initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Vigilance Bureau, Punjab Police in this matter. ED investigation revealed that Rakesh Kumar Singla, who was a public servant posted as Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Govt. of Punjab, collected bribes, from which he accumulated disproportionate assets. These Proceeds of Crime were further laundered by Rakesh Kumar Singla, his wife, Rachna Singla and their family members by depositing the cash in their bank account and by arranging sham entries from various persons and entities and investment in immovable properties. Further investigation is under progress.