PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday seized 19 different properties, worth crores of rupees, situated at Anjuna and Assagao in connection with an alleged land grab case it has registered.
Of the 19 properties, 11 are situated at Anjuna and the rest at Assagao.
The ED provisionally attached the immovable properties under Sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (15 of 2003) as ordered by the deputy director of the ED, Panaji zonal office, Goa. The provisional attachment order was subsequently confirmed by the adjudicating authority constituted under Section 6 of the PMLA.
In compliance with the provisions contained under Sub-section (4) of Section 8 of the act, the ED took possession of the properties, which shall be at its disposal until further orders. Such properties shall be kept intact by all concerned for further proceedings under this act.
I N Asha, deputy director, directorate of enforcement, said that all concerned are hereby prohibited and restrained until further orders from transferring or charging the aforesaid properties by sale, gift, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise in any manner whatsoever. All persons are also prohibited and restrained from receiving the same by purchase, gift, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise in any manner.
“It is hereby directed to vacate the premises occupied, if any, under Rule 5(2) of the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Taking Possession of Attached or Frozen Properties Confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2013, within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice and hand over the possession,” the ED said.
The directorate also said that the lease amount or rent generated from the properties, if any, should be deposited in the office of the ED, under Rule 5(3).
