Assam: ED Files Money Laundering Case Against Dismissed ADC Sukanya Bora
Dismissed ACS officer Sukanya Bora accused of amassing assets worth ₹7.94 crore and laundering illicit funds through benami transactions and business fronts.
GUWAHATI — The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before a special court in Assam against Sukanya Bora, a dismissed Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, in connection with a money laundering case involving alleged disproportionate assets.
The complaint was filed by the ED’s Guwahati Zonal Office before the court of the Special Judge, Assam, Guwahati, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Bora, who earlier served as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) in Kamrup (Metropolitan), has been accused of offences defined under Section 3 and punishable under Section 4 of the Act.
The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the Vigilance Police Station of the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell (CMSVC), Assam Police, which had alleged that Bora amassed assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. A chargesheet was subsequently filed in the case, and trial proceedings are currently underway before the special court.
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According to the ED, Bora joined the Assam Civil Service in 2015 with an initial monthly salary of approximately ₹38,000. However, during the check period between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2023, she allegedly acquired movable and immovable assets worth around ₹7.94 crore, which the agency states is grossly disproportionate to her legitimate income.
The ED has estimated the disproportionate assets at 786.26% of her known income.
Investigators have alleged that while serving in various official capacities, including as Circle Officer of Hajo Revenue Circle, Bora collected illegal gratification from applicants seeking services such as mutation, registration, and land sale permissions. These payments were allegedly routed through her subordinates.
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The proceeds of crime were subsequently laundered through a network of benami transactions, bank accounts held in the names of family members, and routing of funds through a salon business firm, according to the ED.
As part of the investigation, the ED had earlier provisionally attached properties worth approximately ₹7.33 crore under the PMLA in April 2025. This attachment was later confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority (PMLA), New Delhi, in September 2025.
The attached assets include multiple immovable properties such as land parcels located in Morigaon, Baghorbari, and Hatigaon in Guwahati, as well as a residential flat in Jayanagar. Additionally, a bank account with a balance of approximately ₹65.54 lakh has also been frozen.
The ED stated that further investigation in the matter is ongoing.
