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Agency (Surat): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Surat, has provisionally attached 31 immovable properties valued at approximately Rs. 4.21 crore in the name of Sajid @ Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, Allarakha Gulam Mustafa Sheikh, their family members, and accomplices. The attachment was carried out on March 26, 2024, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Sajju Kothari and others.
The ED initiated investigations based on six First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Surat Police against Sajju Kothari and others. The FIRs pertained to various offenses, including extortion, murder, kidnapping, abduction, rioting, robbery, dacoity, unauthorized money lending, gambling, and damage to property.
The ED’s investigation revealed that Sajju Kothari generated Proceeds of Crime (PoC) amounting to approximately Rs. 4.29 crore through criminal activities such as extortion, murder, kidnapping, abduction, rioting, robbery, dacoity, unauthorized money lending, gambling, damage to property, and other related 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 the PMLA, 2002, as they are deemed to be derived from the aforementioned criminal activities.
The investigation is ongoing, and further developments are expected as the ED continues to probe the case.
The attachment of properties in the Sajju Kothari case highlights the ED’s efforts to combat money laundering and target assets acquired through criminal activities. The provisional attachment is a significant step in the ongoing investigation, and the ED remains committed to tracing and seizing proceeds of crime to disrupt the financial networks of those involved in illegal activities.