ED Seizes Rs 80 Crore Assets from Punjab Company for Environmental Money Laundering Through Groundwater Pollution

Dec 16, 2025 01:42 am CST

The Enforcement Directorate has seized assets worth Rs 79.93 crore from Malbros International Pvt Ltd in Punjab for money laundering related to environmental crimes. The company allegedly contaminated deep aquifers through reverse boring of untreated industrial wastewater, causing severe groundwater pollution that affected crops, livestock, and public health in surrounding villages.