In the course of the money laundering case against several individuals connected to the illegitimate property purchase in the state, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday amassed 31 properties valued at Rs 39.24 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Based on many First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by the Goa Police against Vikrant Shetty, Mohammed Suhail, Rajkumar Maithi, and other individuals, the anti-money laundering investigative agency started its inquiry. They are charged with obtaining properties in Goa through illicit means.
Later, the state government also established the Goa Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) in this regard.
The ED’s investigation revealed that the immovable properties were obtained under false pretenses of inheritance from their ancestors, either in the names of the accused or their relatives.
Using these fictitious documents, they then succeeded in adding or changing their names to the official land records. Some of these properties were then sold to residents of Goa and other states.
The situation is still being looked into further.
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