(Corrects to say case was related to alleged violation of
foreign exchange laws, not money laundering; also corrects name
of Joyalukkas chairman)
BENGALURU, Feb 24 (Reuters) - India's financial crime
agency said on Friday it conducted searches and attached assets
worth 3.06 billion rupees ($36.98 million) belonging to Alukkas
Varghese Joy, the chairman of jeweller Joyalukkas, in a case
related to alleged violation of foreign exchange laws.
($1 = 82.7380 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry
Jacob-Phillips)
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