Mumbai Court Orders Handing Over Tiger Memon's Properties to Centre

AFTER three decades, Mumbai's special court on Tuesday ordered the transfer to the Centre of 14 properties of Tiger Memon, the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.

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The properties are located across Mumbai and have been under the custody of the Bombay High Court's receiver since 1994 following an earlier court order. They are a mix of residential and commercial premises and open plots.

Special Judge VD Kedar passed the order in response to a plea by the competent authority, SAFEMA/NDPS, which sought the release of these properties under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, commonly known as the SAFEM (FOP) Act.