The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally connected 31 immovable properties value Rs 4.21 crore of Sajju Kothari, his relations and accomplices in Surat in Gujarat beneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Surat department of the probe company connected the properties held within the title of Sajid alias Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, Allarakha Gulam Mustafa Sheikh, their relations and accomplices on Tuesday.
The probe company initiated investigations on the idea of six FIRs registered by the Surat Police towards Sajju Kothari and his accomplices.
The investigation revealed that the proceeds of crime of round Rs 4.29 crore had been generated by Sajju Kothari via extortion, homicide, kidnapping, abduction, rioting, theft, dacoity, unauthorised cash lending, playing, injury to property and different such crimes.
“The 31 immovable properties belonging to Sajid Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, Allarakha Gulam Mustafa Sheikh, their relations and accomplices have been provisionally connected beneath PMLA, 2002 as the identical are derived by indulging in legal actions referring to scheduled offences,” the Enforcement Directorate stated.
Additional investigation within the matter is beneath progress.