New Delhi Mar 11 (Reporter) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Zonal office, has attached Rs. 10.29 crore of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in the form of a Demand Draft tendered by it during the investigation into the offence of money laundering by Alchemist Group & others, official sources said on Monday. The Alchemist group is headed by Kanwar Deep Singh, an ex-member of Rajya Sabha, AITC. The ED began an investigation based on FIRs registered by CBI, Lucknow; Kolkata Police, and Uttar Pradesh Police under various sections of IPC, 1860 some individuals and group companies of Alchemist Group. "The investigation revealed that M/s Alchemist Group collected funds amounting to more than Rs. 1800 crore from investors or victims in its companies - Alchemist Holdings Limited and Alchemist Township India Limited - on the false promise of providing high returns and giving flats/villas/plots/high rate of interest on the investments to the public/investors/victims," an ED statement said. "However, the investors or public were never returned their money and the funds siphoned off or diverted to various group companies of Alchemist Group," the federal agency claimed. The probe also allegedly revealed that a part of the money collected by cheating the public was used by Alchemist Group for making payments to aviation companies on behalf of the AITC. The ED investigation also alleged that an amount of Rs. 10.29 crore was paid by Alchemist Airways Pvt Ltd to various aviation/helicopter companies for the aviation services availed by AITC during the campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections for its star campaigners. UNI PC BD SSP ...////...