ED attaches ₹94.76 crore in foreign bank accounts linked to Amira Pure Foods case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached ₹94.76 crore in foreign bank accounts linked to Amira Pure Foods as part of a money-laundering investigation. The company is accused of defrauding a consortium of lenders led by Canara Bank of over ₹1,200 crore.
Why it matters
This action represents a major step in the government's crackdown on fugitive economic offenders and the recovery of public funds from corporate fraud.
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached funds in foreign bank accounts amounting to about ₹94.76 crore maintained at the Bank of Singapore in an alleged money-laundering case involving Amira Pure Foods Private Limited.
“The provisionally attached bank balances were maintained in the name of main accused Karan Chanana, Amira Foods Pte. Ltd. and Ananntya Pte. Ltd. The attachment has been served upon the parties through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) mechanism with the United Kingdom and Singapore, and other available means,” said the agency on Thursday (July 30, 2026).
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