Overview

• ED’s Raipur zonal office seized a Porsche Cayenne Coupe and a Mercedes-Benz during August 28 searches in Durg under Section 17(1) of the PMLA.
• The vehicles are registered to M/s. Mokshit Corporation, a partnership of Shashank Chopda and his father Shantilal Chopda.
• The agency says the latest seizures follow a July 30 action that froze or seized properties worth over Rs 40 crore, including a Mini Cooper and a Toyota Fortuner tied to the firm.
• The PMLA probe was initiated on an FIR by ACB/EOW, Raipur against Mokshit Corporation and senior officials of CGMSCL and the Directorate of Health Services.
• The FIR and chargesheet allege a conspiracy involving tender manipulation, fabricated demand, and supply of medical equipment and reagents at inflated prices, and the ED says further investigation is ongoing.