The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 31 immovable properties worth Rs 4.21 crore of Sajju Kothari, his family members and accomplices.
In Surat in Gujarat under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Surat branch of the probe agency attached the properties held in the name of Sajid alias Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, Allarakha Gulam Mustafa Sheikh, their family members and accomplices on Tuesday.
The probe agency initiated investigations on the basis of six FIRs registered by the Surat Police against Sajju Kothari and his accomplices.
The investigation revealed that the proceeds of crime of around Rs 4.29 crore were generated by Sajju Kothari through extortion, murder, kidnapping, abduction, rioting, robbery, dacoity, unauthorised money lending, gambling, damage to property and other such crimes.
“The 31 immovable properties belonging to Sajid Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, Allarakha Gulam Mustafa Sheikh, their family members and accomplices have been provisionally attached under PMLA, 2002 as the same are derived by indulging in criminal activities relating to scheduled offences,” the Enforcement Directorate said.
Further investigation in the matter is under progress.