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ED Arrests ex-Lodha Developers Director in ₹85 Cr Money Laundering

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has formally arrested Rajendra Lodha, a former director of Lodha Developers Limited, in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving ₹85 crore. The ED’s case is built on accusations of cheating and forgery reported by the Mumbai police under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Lodha was previously arrested in a related crime branch case back in September and has remained in judicial custody. During the investigation, the ED presented him to a special court overseeing cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), where he was officially placed under arrest. He is…

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ED Files Supplementary Complaint Against Unnati Fortune in PMLA Case

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow zonal office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint under Sections 44 and 45, alongside Sections 3, 4, and 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Unnati Fortune Holdings Ltd (UFHL) and its promoters and directors in the court of the Special Judge for Anti-Corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad. The ED initiated its investigation based on multiple FIRs filed by the UP Police concerning UFHL and its key promoter, Anil Mithas, along with Madhu Mithas and other officials. The investigation revealed that Anil Mithas allegedly diverted around Rs 126 crore…

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PMLA Court Denies Jailed Director’s Request for Online Meetings

CHANDIGARH: In a significant ruling, the Special PMLA court in Gurgaon denied requests from Arvind Walia, an imprisoned director of Ramprastha Promoters and Developers Private Ltd, to conduct online meetings or manage professional responsibilities from jail. Walia is currently held in Gurugram jail after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Walia and fellow director Sandeep Yadav were taken into custody on July 21 last year, accused of defrauding over 2,000 homebuyers by collecting approximately ₹1,100 crore across various real estate projects, failing to deliver possession for over 14 years. Through his lawyer, Walia submitted applications to Judge Vani Gopal…

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Delhi Police EOW Investigates Suraksha Realty for Fund Diversion

NEW DELHI: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police has initiated a case against the Mumbai-based Suraksha Group for allegedly misappropriating over ₹230 crore from Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL). This amount was intended for the construction of stalled residential flats for homebuyers. Sources informed PTI that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may file a new FIR against Suraksha Group and related parties in response to the EOW’s FIR. On June 4, 2024, Suraksha Group took over JIL following the NCLAT’s decision to approve its acquisition bid. The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) for JIL began in August 2017, initiated…

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ED Files Final Report on Ex-MD of Jaypee Infratech’s Fraud

NEW DELHI: On Monday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted its prosecution complaint, akin to a chargesheet, against former Jaypee Infratech MD, Manoj Gaur. Gaur was arrested on November 13 of the previous year due to a case involving a ₹14,599 crore fraud with homebuyers. He is currently in judicial custody. The complaint was filed with Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna. Meanwhile, a sessions court has scheduled Gaur’s bail plea for a hearing on January 17. The ED has alleged that funds raised from thousands of homebuyers for the completion of residential projects were misused for non-construction purposes,…

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ED Seizes Land Worth ₹585 Crore in Haryana, UP

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced on Saturday the attachment of hundreds of acres of land in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh valued at over Rs 580 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against ADEL Landmarks Ltd., previously known as Era Landmarks Ltd. The firm has been accused of defrauding many homebuyers. The investigation targets the company’s promoters, Hem Singh Bharana and Sumit Bharana, according to the ED’s statement. An order issued on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provisionally attached 340 acres of land in Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Bahadurgarh in Haryana, and Meerut and…

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Hyderabad: ED Files Supplementary Complaint in Sahiti Case

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a supplementary prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against key figures involved in the Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Pvt Ltd (SIVIPL) fraud case. This complaint has been presented to the MSJ Court in Nampally, which acknowledged it on Monday. According to the ED, the complaint targets B Lakshminarayana, a former director, and S Purnachandra Rao, the marketing head of SIVIPL. Following an FIR filed by the Telangana police, the ED initiated a money-laundering investigation. The FIR claimed that SIVIPL and its promoters promoted a ‘pre-launch…

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Gurugram: ED Seizes ₹50 Crore in Assets from Ocean Seven Buildtech

Representative image NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized a villa, a hotel, a resort, along with several land parcels and deposits exceeding Rs 50 crore as part of a money laundering investigation concerning a fraud involving homebuyers tied to Gurugram’s Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd (OSBPL). The ED’s statement indicated that Swaraj Singh Yadav, the company’s promoter, was instrumental in orchestrating this fraudulent scheme by misappropriating funds gathered from homebuyers intended for housing construction. Yadav was arrested in November as part of the ongoing investigation. The assets seized include a villa, hotel, resort, multiple office spaces, and several…

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ED Files Charge Sheet in ₹145-Crore Sand Mining Case

KOLKATA: On Saturday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge sheet at the special CBI court regarding illegal sand mining in Bengal, estimating the financial irregularities at nearly Rs 145 crore. The charge sheet identifies 14 companies and four individuals, including businessman Arun Saraf and three employees. Another businessman, Anuran Kumar Senapati, previously questioned by the ED, has been designated as a witness. “My client fully cooperated with the investigating agency,” stated Senapati’s lawyer, Sanjib Dan. The ED’s investigation uncovered that illegal sand mining and sales had been ongoing for an extended period under various companies. They allege that Saraf…

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ED Seizes ₹100 Crore Assets of Amrapali Group

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate’s Lucknow zonal office has provisionally attached immovable assets valued at approximately ₹100 crore belonging to the Amrapali Group in relation to a money laundering investigation. The assets include the office and factory land and buildings connected to Mauria Udyog, a subsidiary of the Sureka Group founded by Navneet and Akhil Sureka of Amrapali Group. The investigation was prompted by multiple FIRs filed at various police stations in Gautam Budh Nagar, along with an order from the Supreme Court dated July 23, 2019, in the case of Bikram Chatterji & Others vs. Union of India & Others,…