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621 ED has carried out search operations on 08-08-2023 at 17 locations in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Zirakpur and SAS Nagar Mohali belonging to Anil Bhalla and others, in an investigation relating to involvement of unscrupulous persons involved in illicit drug dealings, possessing illegal arms and ammunition, threatening people and extortion. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, digital devices, Indian currency/foreign currency and FDRs valued at Rs. 6.25 Crore were recovered and seized, apart from arms and ammunition. ED has also arrested 5 persons namely Anil Bhalla, Akash Bhalla, Sahil Bhalla, Nirmal Singh and Narinder Khillan on 09/08/2023 and produced before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA) on 10/8/2023. The Hon’ble Court has granted ED custody till 17/08/2023. 10/Aug/2023 125.76 KB
622 ED conducted searches on 09/08/2023 in ‘Cash for Jobs scam' at Karur (Tamil Nadu) at premises linked to Smt. Nirmala. The premises included a Land parcel with an unfinished bungalow spanning 2.49 acres, owned by Ashok Kumar's wife - linked to Senthil Balaji's family, which was frozen under section 17(1A). Valued over Rs. 30 Crore, it was acquired for just Rs. 10 Lakh. 10/Aug/2023 296.49 KB
623 ED has filed prosecution complaint against Izhar Hussain Jafri, Ali Abbas Jafri and Ravi Prakash Gupta on 23.06.2023 in case of ‘Scholarship Scam’. Cognizance of which has been taken by Hon’ble Special PMLA Court on 08/08/2023. These 3 individuals were arrested on 26/04/2023 and are presently in judicial custody. 10/Aug/2023 372.18 KB
624 ED has filed Prosecution Complaint under PMLA, 2002 on 04/08/2023 against Raghunath Behera, his brother Bharat Behera, Soumyakant Mohanty and others, in the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Bhubaneswar with prayer for conviction of the accused and confiscation of the confirmed attached properties worth Rs. 46 Lakhs. The Special Court took cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint on 09.08.2023. 09/Aug/2023 301.38 KB
625 ED has issued a seizure order under section 37A (1) of FEMA, 1999 against Estate of Late Anil Salgaocar and seized the shares held by this Estate ( which includes 441 immovable properties located mainly at Goa and few at Mumbai and Karnataka) in connection with the foreign assets held by Late Anil Salgaocar outside India. 09/Aug/2023 296.12 KB
626 ED has conducted searches on 3/8/2023 at various locations in Delhi, Hisar, Bhiwani, Karnal and Yamuna Nagar (Haryana) belonging to M/s. Govardhan Mines & Minerals, M/s. Sunder Marketing and Associates and their partners in illegal mining case. During the search operations a Mercedes car having acquisition value of approx. Rs. 1.25 Crore, cash of Rs. 26.45 lakh and various incriminating documents including digital evidences were found and seized. 07/Aug/2023 126.65 KB
627 ED conducted Search operations on 03/08/2023 at nine locations linked to Thiru Senthil Balaji, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), who was arrested in a cash-for-jobs scam and is currently under judicial custody. During the search, cash amounting to Rs. 22 Lakhs and unaccounted Valuables worth Rs. 16.6 Lakhs along with unexplained property documents for 60 land parcels has been found and seized. 05/Aug/2023 28.94 KB
628 ED has taken possession of immovable properties having book value of Rs. 2.53 Crore belonging to M/s. Munnar Villa Vista Pvt Ltd., under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in the Popular Front of India and others case. The properties whose possession has been taken includes 4 unsold villas measuring 338.03 sq. mt. and 6.75 acres of vacant land of the Munnar Villa Vista Project. 05/Aug/2023 70.35 KB
629 ED has arrested Shashikant Kumar on 02.08.2023 for offence of Money Laundering under PMLA, 2002 in the case of Kotak Mahindra Bank fraud and produced before the Special PMLA Court, Patna on 02.08.2023. Shashikant Kumar was sent to judicial custody till 07.08.2023 and later on was remanded him to ED custody for 6 days on 4/08/2023. 04/Aug/2023 104.3 KB
630 ED has conducted search operation on 03.08.2023 & 04.08.2023 under the PMLA, 2002 at the residential premises of Puthenveettil Joseph Mathew @ P.J. Mathew, Proprietor, M/s. Mathew International, Mumbai and other premises located at Mumbai & Kerala, in a Nurses Recruitment Scam. During the searches, several bank accounts with total balance of Rs. 76 Lakh have been freezed and documents of immovable properties at a total market value of Rs. 12 Crore have been seized. 04/Aug/2023 78.9 KB