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ED Provisionally Attaches ₹4.8 Crore in Properties in Hyderabad Land-Laundering Case

The attachment follows a 2023 FIR alleging forged mutations of protected Nagaram land.

Overview

  • The Hyderabad Zonal Office issued the provisional attachment on August 28 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
  • Investigators allege land in survey number 181 at Nagaram was falsely claimed as ancestral property and sold through middlemen working with some revenue officials.
  • The agency estimates proceeds of crime at about ₹6.45 crore and says part of the funds were used to buy assets in the name of Faiqa Taha Khan.
  • The attached immovable properties are located in Banjara Hills, Tolichowki and Shamshabad in and around Hyderabad.
  • Earlier ED searches seized 45 cars, incriminating documents, ₹23 lakh in cash and 12,000 UAE dirhams, with the investigation continuing.