According to ED, the court took cognizance of the charge sheet on Tuesday.
The financial probe agency initiated investigation on the basis of the FIR lodged by the CBI against Atiq Ahmed, who was shot dead on April 15, 2023, and others for criminal offenses related to extortion, fraud, forgery, illegal acquisition of property. Did.
"Subsequently, the scope of the money laundering investigation was expanded to include multiple FIRs lodged in various police stations for criminal offenses relating to murder, extortion, fraud, forgery, land grabbing and similar offences," the ED said in a statement. " statement.
During investigation to trace further proceeds of crime earned by Atiq Ahmed and his associates/family members/relatives, it was revealed that Ahmed and his associates invested their illegal money earned through illegal activities in purchasing immovable property. Invested.
"It was also found that these immovable properties were registered in the name of various other persons/benami holders to avoid detection by government agencies/tax authorities," it said.
Earlier, the ED had attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 8.14 crore of Ahmed and Shaista Parveen through a provisional attachment order (PAO dated December 13, 2021).
The attached assets include land in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad in the name of Shaista Parveen and a combined balance of Rs 1.28 crore lying in 10 bank accounts of Ahmed and one bank account of Shaista.
In April and June last year, the ED had searched 27 premises linked to Ahmed's associates, resulting in the seizure of cash worth Rs 1.15 crore, gold/jewellery worth Rs 6 crore and several other incriminating records.
The financial probe agency initiated investigation on the basis of the FIR lodged by the CBI against Atiq Ahmed, who was shot dead on April 15, 2023, and others for criminal offenses related to extortion, fraud, forgery, illegal acquisition of property. Did.
"Subsequently, the scope of the money laundering investigation was expanded to include multiple FIRs lodged in various police stations for criminal offenses relating to murder, extortion, fraud, forgery, land grabbing and similar offences," the ED said in a statement. " statement.
During investigation to trace further proceeds of crime earned by Atiq Ahmed and his associates/family members/relatives, it was revealed that Ahmed and his associates invested their illegal money earned through illegal activities in purchasing immovable property. Invested.
"It was also found that these immovable properties were registered in the name of various other persons/benami holders to avoid detection by government agencies/tax authorities," it said.
Earlier, the ED had attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 8.14 crore of Ahmed and Shaista Parveen through a provisional attachment order (PAO dated December 13, 2021).
The attached assets include land in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad in the name of Shaista Parveen and a combined balance of Rs 1.28 crore lying in 10 bank accounts of Ahmed and one bank account of Shaista.
In April and June last year, the ED had searched 27 premises linked to Ahmed's associates, resulting in the seizure of cash worth Rs 1.15 crore, gold/jewellery worth Rs 6 crore and several other incriminating records.
