<h1>ED Freezes Assets Worth Rs 65.46 Crore in Money Laundering Probe Against Ex-Bank Manager Under PMLA 2002</h1> The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 65.46 crore in a money laundering case involving a former general manager of a Sikkim-based bank. The assets include residential properties and land in Sikkim, allegedly acquired through fraudulent activities linked to siphoning funds from the State Bank of Sikkim (SBS). Bank accounts with deposits of Rs 53.41 crore linked to the former manager and his family have been frozen. The investigation, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, revealed manipulation of documents and creation of a fictitious account to misappropriate funds. The probe is ongoing.