ED takes possession of 15 properties owned by DMK MP A Raja by way of benamis

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, tenth October, has taken possession of 15 totally different immovable properties owned by former Union Minister A Raja.

The ED knowledgeable relating to the seizure of the 15 properties not directly owned by the previous Union Cabinet Minister of Environment and Forest. Raja owns these properties by way of his Benami firm M/s Kovai Shelters Promoters India Pvt Ltd, the ED knowledgeable. The ED has taken possession of Raja’s benami properties below the provisions of PMLA, 2002, in a disproportionate property case.

ED has taken possession of 15 immovable properties owned by A. Raja, former Union Cabinet Minister of Environment and Forest within the identify of his Benami Company M/s Kovai Shelters Promoters India Pvt Ltd, below the provisions of PMLA, 2002 within the matter of disproportionate property… pic.twitter.com/1F2pAnCQjo

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In December final yr, the ED had provisionally connected 45 acres of land in Coimbatore belonging to A Raja’s firm below provisions of the PMLA. The land, value round Rs 55 crores, was bought from bribe cash from a big Gurugram-based actual property firm in trade for environmental clearance when Raja was the minister for Environment and Forest below the UPA authorities in 2007, as per experiences.

The stated land was additionally registered within the identify of the identical Kovai Shelters Promoters India Pvt Ltd.

The stated benami firm was included in the identical yr and was registered within the identify of Raja’s members of the family, as per the ED. However, the only function of the corporate was to park proceeds of crime by A Raja, the ED had added then.

The DMK MP and former Union minister was in information just lately for his Hinduphobic statements. “Udhayanidhi only compared Sanatan Dharma to diseases like Malaria and dengue as he had a soft approach. “Sanatan Dharma should be compared to diseases with social stigma like HIV and leprosy,” A Raja had stated.