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ED Attaches 13 Properties in Uttar Pradesh Tied to Chhangur Baba Aide

The attachment follows an ED investigation that tracked Rs 21.08 crore from a Dubai firm into accounts used to buy the assets.

The ED’s Lucknow zonal office began investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by ATS of the state police. (For Representation)
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Overview

  • ED provisionally attached 13 immovable properties in Utraula, Balrampur, valued at Rs 13.02 crore under PMLA, with sources citing a higher market estimate that could top Rs 50 crore.
  • The assets are registered to Nitu Navin Rohra, identified by investigators as a key aide of Jalaluddin Shah alias Chhangur Baba.
  • Investigators say funds were routed through United Marine FZE in Dubai into NRE/NRO accounts of Navin Rohra, totaling about Rs 21.08 crore for the purchases.
  • Chhangur Baba and Navin Rohra were arrested by the ED on July 28 and August 4, respectively, and remain in judicial custody.
  • The money-laundering probe stems from an ATS Lucknow FIR alleging a conversion network that used foreign funding and posed a potential threat to national security.