ED Attaches Bank Account of Accused in M'luru Blast Case

Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, on August 5 attached the bank account of Syed Yasin, one of the accused in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

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The outstanding balance in the account was Rs 29,176. The ED officials launched an investigation based on the FIR registered by Kankanady police, who registered a complaint from K Purushottama, an autorickshaw driver, in connection with the explosion that took place on November 19, 2022, in his autorickshaw. Later, it was re-registered as FIR by NIA. As Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Explosives Substances Act, 1908, are scheduled offences under Section 2(1)(y) of the PMLA, 2002, an ECIR dated November 25, 2022, was recorded for commen