India, April 16 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has provisionally attached 707 acres of land in and around Aamby Valley City in Lonavala, worth around Rs.1,460 crore, as part of its money laundering probe against the Sahara group.

The land was purchased under benami names with funds diverted from Sahara group entities, agency sources told Hindustan Times. The attachment was made after investigators came to know that the wife of a deceased holder of one such benami plot had attempted to sell it, but could not do so due to the real owner's opposition, the sources added.

Developed by the Sahara group in the early 2000s, Aamby Valley City is located amidst the Sahyadri mountain range in Pune district. It is touted as ...