The Enforcement Directorate has issued orders to freeze bank deposits worth Rs 440.42 crore held by the Trinamool Congress under the anti-money laundering law, news agency PTI reported quoting officials. The action followed searches in a funds misappropriation case. There was no immediate response from the Trinamool Congress. The orders were issued under Section 17 (1-A) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).