Punjab Land Fraud: Cash Scattered Amid ED Raids in High-Profile Case
- On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate searched approximately a dozen locations across Punjab and Chandigarh, targeting real estate firms Suntec City and Altus Space Builders Private Limited in a money laundering probe.
- Investigators allege that promoters Ajay Sehgal and Suresh Kumar Bajaj used forged consent letters for 30.5 acres of land to secure Change of Land Use permissions, collecting over Rs 150 crore without executing sale deeds.
- During the operation, officials seized about Rs 1 crore in cash, including Rs 21 lakh allegedly thrown from a ninth-floor balcony at Western Towers, with middlemen Nitin Gohal and Pritpal Singh Dhindsa under investigation.
- Aam Aadmi Party leader Aman Arora termed the action "BJP's politics of goondagardi," claiming central agencies target opposition leaders refusing to join the Bharatiya Janata Party .
- The ongoing probe stems from a November 2022 FIR; the Additional Sessions Court previously noted that local police failed to properly investigate due to undue influence from accused Ajay Sehgal.
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ED raids 'aide' of Punjab AAP functionary, others in land 'fraud' case
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Change of Land Use Scam: ED names AAP Punjab chief Aman Arora, he says won’t bow before ‘BJP’s politics of goondagardi’
“I have learnt...that my name has been dragged into today’s ED raids. My entire life has been, is, and will always remain completely above board. I will neither be intimidated nor silenced by the BJP’s false propaganda and politics of vendetta,” Arora said on X.
Punjab: Rs 21 lakh cash thrown from 9th floor balcony during ED raid linked to land fraud scam in Mohali
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out extensive search and seizure operations against two major real estate groups linked to Mohali. These companies are accused of fraudulently securing Change of Land Use permissions, cheating landowners and buyers, and engaging in large-scale money laundering. During the operation, cash worth about Rs 21 lakh was thrown off the balcony of Flat 906 in an attempt to evade seizure. Officials later recov…
Land scam, money laundering case: ED names Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora in Chandigarh, Mohali raids - The Tribune
Agency says builder Gaurav Dhir, described as close associate of Arora, purchased project worth Rs 300 crore for Rs 130 crore; claims recovery of incriminating documents and involvement of middlemen.
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