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ED arrests Unitech founder Ramesh Chandra, daughter-in-law for financial frauds
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SME Times News Bureau | 04 Oct, 2021
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Unitech founder
Ramesh Chandra, his daughter-in-law Preeti Chandra and real estate
promoter Rajesh Malik in connection with a money laundering case.
Lookout
circular was issued against her Preeti Chandra, the wife of Sanjay
Chandra, Unitech promoter and son of Ramesh Chandra. Sanjay Chandra
himself is behind bars on charges of money laundering.
Preeti Chandra has got the citizenship of Dominica and it is alleged that she was stashing money outside India.
All
three were arrested following their interrogation at the agency
headquarters on Monday. They will be produced in a court on Tuesday, and
the ED is expected to seek their custodial remand.
In the same
case on Saturday, the agency had provisionally attached 29 land parcels
measuring 13,600 sq mt having a book value of Rs 30.29 crore in Sector
96-98, Noida
The case pertains to the investigation against Unitech Group under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
These land parcels were illegally allotted to Carnoustie Management (India) Pvt Ltd (CMPL) by the Chandras of Unitech Group.
The source of funds for the said purchase was homebuyer's funds earlier transferred to CMPL by the Chandras.
ED
initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of various FIRs
registered by the Delhi Police and the CBI, based on complaints by
homebuyers against Unitech Group, its promoters and others.
"Investigation
by ED revealed that Unitech Group had diverted the proceeds of crime to
the tune of Rs 347.95 crore to Carnoustie Group and in turn, the
entities of Carnoustie Group purchased several immovable properties in
India and abroad from these proceeds of crime. The total proceeds of
crime detected by the ED in this case is Rs 7,638.43 crore," the agency
stated.
Earlier, ED had carried out search operations at 41
locations in NCR and Mumbai, including the premises of Shivalik Group,
Trikar Group, Unitech Group and Carnoustie Group.
After analysis
of seized records followed by the disclosures of various persons, the
above diversion and layering of proceeds of crime was unearthed. With
this attachment, the total attachment in this case has reached to Rs
672.52 crore.
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