An ED team searched places in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Noida, Mumbai, and other places simultaneously. According to sources, the Central agency had prepared a chargesheet against him and will soon produce it in the court.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at offices of Kerala-based businessman Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the movie L2: Empuraan,as part of a probe into alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
According to ED, the searches by the sleuths of the anti-money laundering agency were conducted on December 10 and 12, and during the operation, bank funds to the tune of Rs 30 lakh were frozen, while various other incriminating documents and digital devices were seized.
Supertech hit the news last year as well as in August 2022, as its nearly 100-metre-tall twin towers, Apex and Ceyane, located on the Noida Expressway were demolished as per the Supreme Court order.
The ED raided the bank near Kattakada following reports of alleged irregularities of several crores of rupees at the bank.
The raids were held to identify the financial transactions made by the former PFI members and to get the details of terror funding.
The ED has reportedly taken possession of some property records and financial transaction documents in the raids.
Searches were conducted at multiple locations in Hyderabad, Medchal, Karimnagar,Warangal, Mahbubnagar and other places.
The ED has seized various incriminating documents including the note-sheet of the tender file of Aurangabad Municipality from the applicant.
ED teams began their raids on the premises related to businessmen Suryakant Tiwari, his relatives and associates, Raigarh Collector Ranu Sahu, her IAS husband JP Maurya and another IAS Sameer Vishnoi along with others early this morning, sources claimed.
