The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has attached immovable and movable assets worth Rs 7.33 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving Sukanya Bora, former Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) of Kamrup (Metropolitan), Assam. The ED’s action follows an FIR registered by the CM’s Special Vigilance Cell, Assam, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The FIR alleged that Bora possessed assets that far exceeded her known sources of income. A chargesheet filed by the Vigilance Cell revealed that between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2023, she accumulated assets worth Rs 8.14 crore that could not be accounted for through legitimate income. Financial investigations by the ED found that around 98.66 lakh in cash had been deposited into the bank accounts of Bora and her parents, who lacked any declared source of income to justify these deposits.
The ED further established that three land properties were purchased in the names of her parents and a close relative, involving cash payments amounting to Rs 3.25 crore. These purchases were partly funded through proceeds of crime (POC) routed via various bank transactions. The probe also uncovered layering of illicit funds. One property, initially bought in the name of a relative, was later transferred to her father without any payment. Another was subsequently transferred to her by her father through a gift deed. Additionally, a sum of approximately Rs 65.54 lakh was detected in Bora’s personal bank account.
