Probe Agency Searches Ex-Emmar MGF Chief’s Premises In VVIP Chopper Case
The Enforcement Directorate in 2018 seized property value Rs 10.28 crore of Shravan Gupta
New Delhi:
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday performed more than one searches on premises of Shravan Gupta, the previous managing director of realty primary Emmar MGF, and a few others in reference to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper cash laundering case, officers mentioned.
Raids are being performed at 9 premises in Delhi, Gurgaon and a couple of different places within the Nationwide Capital Area, they mentioned.
The searches are aimed toward amassing proof in reference to the Rs three,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, they mentioned.
The motion is being taken below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), the officers mentioned.
Shravan Gupta used to be grilled via the ED within the case in 2016 to end up his purported hyperlinks with Guido Haschke, an alleged intermediary on this case. Haschke used to be an impartial director of the realty company between September and December in 2009.
The officers mentioned that the recent motion in opposition to the businessman has come about after positive revelations made via the opposite accused within the case and a few recent proof got via the company.
The ED lodged the cash laundering case following alleged irregularities in acquire of 12 VVIP choppers from Italy-based Finmeccanica’s British subsidiary AgustaWestland. The deal used to be scrapped via India in 2014.
The company, in 2018, seized property value Rs 10.28 crore of Shravan Gupta on fees of he allegedly preserving undisclosed deposits in a Swiss checking account.
