LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- The Directorate of Enforcement, Lucknow Zonal Office, provisionally attached 77 properties, including 75 immovable and two movable worth Rs.158.85 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a probe linked to M/s Rohtas Project Ltd and others, the agency stated in a release on Friday. According to the ED, the current market value of the attached assets is estimated to be over Rs.350 crore. The immovable properties, valued at Rs.141.21 crore, are located in Lucknow and registered in the names of Deepak Rastogi, promoter of Rohtas Group, his associate companies, Vardan Township Pvt Ltd, several alleged benamidars of the group and M/s Adhyaye Realty Infrastructure LLP. Movable assets worth Rs.17.64 crore are held in the name of M/s Highness Infra Developers Pvt Ltd. The ED initiated its investigation based on 83 FIRs registered by UP Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The case relates to township schemes floated by M/s Rohtas Project Limited, including the 'Sultanpur Road Project', 'Rae Bareli Road Project' and 'Rohtas Plumeria'. Customers were allegedly promised possession of plots or flats within 30 months or a lump-sum return of 150% of their booking amount. However, the projects were neither developed nor were investors refunded, the agency said. The probe revealed that funds collected from buyers were allegedly diverted to purchase land in the names of associate companies and benamidars.htc...