ED Seizes Director Shankar’s Assets Worth Over ₹10 Crore in Enthiran Plagiarism Case

New Delhi: Assets worth more than Rs 10 crore of the director of 2010 movie 'Enthiran' facing charges of plagiarism and copyright violations have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday.

This is possibly the first attachment of assets in the country under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on grounds of plagiarism or copyright violation while making a movie, as per officials.

A provisional order was issued on February 17 under the PMLA attaching three immovable properties of the director, S Shankar, the ED said in a statement.