New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Mumbai Zonal Office has attached immovable properties worth Rs. 71 crore belonging to IAS Anil Pawar, Sitaram Gupta and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED initiated its PMLA investigation based on multiple First Information Reports registered by the Mira Bhayandar Police Commissionerate against builders, local henchmen and others.
The case pertains to the illegal construction of residential and commercial buildings on government and private lands under the jurisdiction of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) since 2009.
Over time, 41 illegal buildings were constructed on land reserved for a "Sewage Treatment Plant" and...