Enforcement Directorate's Special Director in Mumbai, Vineet Agarwal, has been removed from the post by the government on Tuesday. He was ousted over his alleged interference in relieving the investigating officer in Nirav Modi's money laundering case without following due procedure. Officials said Agarwal's tenure has been reduced by three years. The 1994-batch Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer has been repatriated with immediate effect.
On Monday, Enforcement Directorate attached properties and bank account related to fugitive Nirav Modi worth Rs. 637 crore. An official told PTI the properties were attached in India and four other countries. Modi is the prime accused in the Rs. 14,000 cr PNB scam which came to light this year.