Agri Gold: ED restores ₹611 cr assets

Probe reveals Agri Gold floated over 130 companies to lure depositors, promising high returns

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad

THE Enforcement Directorate Hyderabad Zonal Unit has accomplished the process of restitution of attached properties worth ₹611 crore (value of the properties at the time of attachment) to the victims of Ponzi schemes launched by Agri Gold group of companies.

The present market value of the properties is expected to be more than ₹1,000 crore. In May, the ED filed a restitution application under Section 8 (8) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 before the Special PMLA Court of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad for release of movable and immovable properties attached by it to the Crime Investigation Department, Andhra Pradesh.