The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs 538 crore of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, his family and their companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED action came a day after the agency filed chargesheet against Goyal and five others in a money laundering case.

Goyal is currently in judicial custody and lodged at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.

The ED registered the case based on a first information report by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jet Airways, Goyal, his wife Anita and some former company executives of the now-grounded private airline.

The CBI filed the FIR based on a complaint filed by the Canara Bank.

In its complaint, the bank had alleged that it had sanctioned credit limits and loans to Jet Airways (India) Ltd to the tune of Rs 848.86 crore, of which Rs 538.62 crore was outstanding. 

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