New Delhi: In latest action against Sahara Group, Ed on Monday discovered nine complexes in Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Sriganganagar and Mumbai, which is linked to land in a money laundering case and shares the transactions of group institutions.The enforcement agency has so far attached assets worth thousands of crores, including 707 acres in the Ambi Valley, which costs more than Rs 1,460 crore, Sahara Prime City has Rs 1,538 crore in 1,023 acres and Chandni Roy’s property, which is a wife of Rs 14.8 crore. Two top officials are in jail, while promoter Subrata Roy’s sons are abroad.“The documents were seized and the statements of the prominent people were recorded,” Ed said. The case is based on an FIR against Humara India Credit Cooperative Society Limited and others in Odisha, Bihar and Rajasthan, part of more than 500 FIRs filed against Sahara institutions.Ed alleged that Sahara launched a Ponzi scheme through several companies, forcing the depositors with high returns and commissions, forcing them to redistribute, incorrectly presenting repayment, repaying funds and denying the dues of depositors.
