New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Dehradun Sub-Zonal Office, recently attached proceeds of crime in the form of immovable property worth Rs 2.20 crore in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case involving Sudhir Windlass and others.
The attached property includes land owned by Gopal Goenka.
The ED initiated the PMLA investigation on the basis of FIRs registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Dehradun, under various sections of the IPC, 1860, in matters related to the encroachment of government land by private individuals in connivance with government revenue officials.
The ED investigation revealed that Gopal Goenka, along with others, had fraudulently sold 2 hectares of government land at Johri village, Dehradun, to private individuals by manipulating government revenue records in collusion with revenue officials.
It was also revealed that tampering had been carried out in the revenue documents, including Zild, Khataunis and Khasra, by overwriting the existing land area in the records.
Investigations revealed that by selling 2 hectares of government land, Gopal Goenka generated ill-gotten money, which was subsequently used to purchase more properties.
Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
