ED IDENTIFIES OVER RS 200 CR ASSETS IN RAIDS AT 15 PLACES

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has identified properties worth more than Rs 200 crore during raids conducted at 15 premises in the national capital and its neighbouring Gurugram city three days ago in the case of Vatika Limited and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency said on Thursday.

- NEW DELHI

The agency had carried out the searches on October 7 in the two cities in relation to a case wherein more than four hundred investors of various commercial projects did not receive assured returns as incorporated in the Builder Buyer Agents (BBAs), nor did the company hand over the commercial units to the buyers and investors.

During the search operations, the ED said, various incriminating documents and records related to investments of the buyers, loans borrowed by the group companies from the financial institutions and digital devices such as pen drives, hard drive, laptops and mobile phones have been seized.