New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached various kinds of movable and immovable assets like mutual funds, shares, bonds
The attached assets, worth a total of Rs 118.27 crore, is in the form of shares, mutual funds, bonds, AIF/PMS (alternative investment funds and portfolio management services), cash in bank accounts, a luxury vehicle (MG Hector), flats, commercial business places, hotels and resorts, it said.
The probe found that Das, Pandey, Patel and some others used various “dummy” companies/firms/entities controlled and managed by them, and “defrauded” public under the guise of making investments in forex trading by using the platform/website of TP Global FX, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
“After collecting the substantial amount, such funds were layered and transferred to companies/entities in which accused persons/dummy persons were the director/proprietor without the knowledge/information of gullible investors and subsequently such funds were used in purchase of movable/immovable properties for personal benefits of accused persons,” it said.
Das and Pandey were also arrested by the ED in this case and they are currently in judicial custody.
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