Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam ED Raid: In the investigation of the famous ghee adulteration scam related to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), ED on Wednesday took major action in many states and raided 15 places. Conducted by Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office. This action was taken mainly in Ahilyanagar of Maharashtra, Bikaner of Rajasthan, Dehradun and Roorkee of Uttarakhand, Delhi, Dindigul of Tamil Nadu, Guntur of Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai and many other cities.
The raids were conducted at the residential and business premises of Pomil Jain, Vipin Jain, Raju Rajasekaran, Rajesh Mansukhlal Chavda, Apoorva Vinayakant Chavda, Machindra Shantaram Lanke, Ajay Kumar Sugandh, Mahesh Kumar Rohira and Ashish Aggarwal.
ED recovered Rs 60 lakh during the action
According to ED information, cash worth Rs 60 lakh has been seized during the action. Apart from this, the investigating agency has also revealed investment in Proceeds of Crime (POC) properties worth more than Rs 45 crore. In which complete information has been received regarding clarification of many immovable properties present in the names of the accused and their family members.
In this raid Dindigul based A.R. Dairy plants of Dairy Food Pvt Ltd, Ahilyanagar-based Malganga Milk and Agro Products Pvt Ltd and Roorkee-based Bhole Baba Organic Dairy Milk Pvt Ltd were also searched.
ED seized documents in search operation
Enforcement Directorate Told that many objectionable documents have been recovered during the search operation. All these documents reveal that a complex network of multiple legal entities and business entities was used to conceal and layer the proceeds of crime through fraudulent procurement transactions.
The agency said that it has investigated AR. It has been started on the basis of FIR registered against Dairy Food Private Limited and others. This investigation has been initiated under PMLA, 2002.
The accused committed fraud in collusion with TTD officials.
ED alleges that the accused conspired with some TTD officials. Betrayal and fraud and caused financial loss to TTD in a fraudulent manner by supplying adulterated ghee.
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trying to hide illegal money
ED’s investigation so far has revealed that TTD adulterated ghee The illicit income derived from the supply was later invested in several real estate properties. An attempt was made to hide the real source of illegal money by using many companies and business institutions. At present ED is busy investigating this entire matter.
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