Lucknow, Jan. 24 -- The Lucknow Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached 75 immovable properties and two movable assets worth Rs 158.85 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a money laundering case linked to Rohtas Project Limited and others.

According to officials, the current market value of the attached properties is estimated to be over Rs 350 crore. As per an official statement, the immovable properties, valued at Rs 141.21 crore, are registered in the name of Deepak Rastogi, promoter of the Rohtas Group of companies, its associate firms, including Vardan Township Pvt Ltd, several alleged benamidars of the group, and Adhyaye Realty ...