Shimla: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached two immovable properties worth ₹2.58 crore belonging to Himachal Pradesh Assistant Drug Controller Nishant Sareen and his associate Komal Khanna.
The action, taken today under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), follows an ongoing probe into alleged bribery, corruption, forgery and disproportionate assets.
According to the ED, the attached assets include a residential flat in Sector-20, Panchkula and a residential building in Shimla.
Officials said the properties are believed to be part of wealth amassed through abuse of official position and illegal financial gains from pharmaceutical companies.
Deepening ED Investigation
The money-laundering case originates from FIRs filed by the State Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB), Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana Police.
Sareen is accused of extorting bribes, manipulating drug licence processes, and forging partnership deeds of Zhenia Pharmaceuticals to enhance Khanna’s stake unlawfully.
A vigilance FIR in September 2025 also alleged that Sareen built ₹1.66 crore in disproportionate assets between 2002 and 2019 during his postings in Nahan, Solan and Baddi.
Raids Reveal More Assets
Searches earlier this year at premises linked to Sareen uncovered:
Two luxury vehicles worth around ₹32 lakh
Jewellery, gold and financial documents
48 bank accounts and FDs holding over ₹2.23 crore
Property papers and digital evidence
With the latest attachment, ED has now seized or frozen nearly ₹5.78 crore in assets connected to the case.
Investigators say the case exposes deep-rooted corruption in Himachal’s pharmaceutical oversight system, with alleged benami holdings, lavish lifestyles, and unexplained wealth far exceeding official income.
ED is expected to file its prosecution complaint after completing its financial trail analysis.
Currently Sareen is in judicial custody and further investigation is on, revealed ED sources .
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