The Directorate of Enforcement(ED) on Monday accused Louis, wife of Salman Khurshid, and two others, in a case of money laundering of a sum of Rs 71.50 lakh of government funds through the Dr Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust operated by them for specially-abled persons.
As per a statement by the ED, its probe revealed that grant-in-aid of Rs. 71.5 lakh received by the Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust was not used for holding camps sanctioned by the Government of India, but were allegedly laundered by Pratyush Shukla (Representative of the Trust), Mohammad Athar(Secretary to the Trust), and Louise Khurshid ( Project Director of the Trust) for the interest of the trust and their personal gain.
The federal probe agency’s statement further said that its Zonal Office, Lucknow has attached 15 immovable properties (agricultural plots) in UP’s Farukhabad valued at Rs 29.51, and bank deposits amounting to Rs 16.41 lakhs in the name of th trust under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Central agency’s investigation is based on 17 FIRs registered by the Economic Offences Wing of the UP Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, against thr representative of the trust and others.
According to the ED, a chargesheet has been filed by UP police in all 17 cases against the three persons.
Further investigation is under progress, as per the probe agency.