Overview

• ED has provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 60.05 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the latest action.
• Combined with a November 2023 order, total ED attachments in the Goa land-grab case now exceed Rs 71.87 crore.
• The seized parcels in Village Pilerne, Bardez were found to be acquired through forged sale deeds and fabricated affidavit-cum-No Objection Certificates.
• Investigators say the properties are registered in the name of Rosa Maria Dsouza, grandmother of accused racketeer Estevan Dsouza.
• Goa’s government has designated special courts in North and South Goa to fast-track land-grab prosecutions as the probe continues.