Archive · 16 Dec 2025
ED Seizes Rs 79 Crore Properties of Punjab Firm
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in India has taken action against a company called Malbros International Pvt Ltd.
They seized properties worth Rs 79.93 crore because the company was polluting water.
The company was found to be injecting untreated wastewater into the ground and discharging it onto land and drains.
This caused harm to the environment and the health of people and animals living nearby.
The ED started investigating after the Punjab Pollution Control Board filed a complaint.
The company's actions violated the law, and the ED used the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to seize their properties.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized properties worth Rs 79.93 crore belonging to Malbros International Pvt Ltd.
The seizure is related to a money laundering probe involving environmental crimes, specifically water pollution.
The company was accused of injecting untreated wastewater into deep aquifers and discharging wastewater onto land and drains.
The ED's action was based on a complaint filed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board for violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
The company's actions caused ecological damage, including water pollution, crop loss, cattle deaths, and health hazards for nearby residents.
- Who
- Malbros International Pvt Ltd, a Punjab-based company
- What
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized properties worth Rs 79.93 crore
- When
- The properties were attached on Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- The company's industrial unit is located at village Mansoorwal, Tehsil Zira, District Ferozepur, Punjab
- Why
- The ED initiated the seizure based on a money laundering probe related to environmental crimes, including water pollution
- Company Name
- Malbros International Pvt Ltd
- Location
- Village Mansoorwal, Tehsil Zira, District Ferozepur, Punjab
- Properties Seized
- Land, building, plant and machinery worth Rs 79.93 crore
- Act Violated
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- Investigation Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Act Under Which Properties Seized
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002
- Date of Attachment
- Saturday (specific date not mentioned)