Desk : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken a major action in the Rs 34,615 crore DHFL fraud case, which is one of the biggest banking scams in the country. In this case, the investigating agency has frozen Rs 51.75 crore which reached India after disclosing the sale of a luxurious house in Britain. This action has been taken under the charges of money laundering and criminal conspiracy, due to which the problems of the promoters have increased further.
According to the ED investigation, there was a luxurious property named 'Hurtmore House' in Britain in the name of Vanita Wadhawan, wife of the main accused Kapil Wadhawan. It is alleged that an alleged fake liability was raised on this property and it was mortgaged and it was sold in the year 2026. Surprisingly, instead of the money received from the sale of this luxurious house going to its registered owner Vanita Wadhawan, it was transferred to the bank account of India-based 'Al Jalore Trading FZE'.
When this suspicious transaction came to light during the investigation, the ED took immediate action and froze about 5.41 million dollars i.e. about Rs 51.75 crore present in this bank account, considering it as 'Proceeds of Crime'. It is noteworthy that this entire matter is related to the credit facilities of Rs 42,871.42 crore given by the consortium of 17 banks to DHFL and its promoters, in which according to the CBI FIR, a huge scam of total Rs 34,615 crore was revealed.