ED attaches over Rs.10-crore assets of promoters of Ansal Properties
Gurugram, Oct. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.10.55 crore belonging to promoters and shareholders of Gurugram-based Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd (APIL) in a money laundering case linked to environmental law violations, the agency said on Wednesday.
Six immovable properties, including commercial spaces in Gurugram (Haryana), Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), and Ludhiana (Punjab), have been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The assets are registered in the names of APIL directors and beneficial owners, including Sushil Ansal, Pranav Ansal, and Kusum Ansal.
ED officials said attempts to reach two senior APIL officials at their Gurugram office were unsuccessful, as their phones remained switched off.
The case follows complaints by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), which accused APIL of violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Haryana Police had registered an FIR and filed a chargesheet in a local court.
Probe found APIL failed to install a sewage treatment plant (STP) at its Sushant Lok Phase-I project, discharging untreated effluents into Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) sewer lines. At another project, Esencia, the installed STP was of inadequate capacity, with facilities reportedly abandoned during inspections.
The ED said this negligence endangered public health and the environment while providing financial gains for the company....
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