Hyderabad: The Mumbai Law Enforcement Authority (ED) Mumbai Regional Department has conducted search operations in 13 different locations in Hyderabad and Mumbai, resulting in the seizure of Rs 904 crore in cash, worth Rs 2325 crore, diamonds worth Rs 2325 crore with jewelry and flowers, and a fixed piece of jewellery and extensive signature documents.
The search was conducted under the provisions of the Preventive Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002, on May 14 and 15. According to a statement, ED investigated multiple FIRs registered by builders, local Henchmen and others under the Mira Bhayandar Police Department.
The case is related to the “illegal construction of illegal construction on government and private land” within the jurisdiction of “Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC). Since 2009. For a period of time, 41 illegal buildings were retained on the “sewage treatment plant” for “sewage treatment plant”, as well as the “sewage treatment plant” and “dumpling yard”, as well as the vasai Virar op vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar of Vasai virar city.
The defendant’s builders and developers deceive the public by building illegal buildings on such land and subsequently by making approval documents.
Even though the buildings were previously known to be unauthorized and will eventually be demolished, the developer committed serious fraud by misleading people by selling rooms in these buildings.
The Mumbai High Court has an order dated July 8, 2024, which ordered the demolition of all 41 buildings. Since then, families living in 41 illegal buildings have filed SLP with the Supreme Court.
VVMC completed the demolition of all 41 buildings on February 20, 2025. ED investigations show that large-scale illegal construction in the area has been underway since 2009. It has been discovered that the main perpetrator of large-scale scams has been discovered
Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation is Sitaram Gupta, Arun Gupta, etc. During the investigation, it was also found that these unauthorized and illegal buildings were constructed through condolences by various VVMC officials.
During the YS Reddy search operation, VVMC cash deputy director of the Great Town Program, totaling Rs. 860 million and diamonds are decorated with jewelry and gold bars worth Rs. Catched 2.325 billion.
Further crime documents have been seized, mass scams were carried out in the Vasai Virar area by wearing gloves with VVMC officials. Further investigation is underway.
