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ED takes possession of Nagpur’s Empress Mall worth ₹483 crore over bank fraud

November 12, 2021, 1:03 PM

Karan Pareek | Nagpur

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took possession of the Empress Mall in Nagpur worth ₹483 crore, in connection with an alleged bank fraud case against the Tayal Group of companies.
Reportedly, the official formalities were completed on Wednesday, November 9. Constructed on commercially diverted land spread across 2,70,374 square feet, the Empress Mall belonged to KSL & Industries Limited.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier filed three FIRs against three different companies of Tayal Group of companies- Actiff Corporation Limited, Jaybharat Textiles & Real Estate Limited and KKTL/Eskay Knit (India) Limited.
The CBI had accused the three companies of cheating the Bank of India and the Andhra Bank of ₹524 crore.
According to ED, the Empress Mall was provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the order was subsequently confirmed by the concerned authority.
A charge sheet was then filed against the accused persons. The court concerned in Mumbai took cognizance of the money laundering offence on January 22, 2021.

Crime

Miscreants vandalise property at Nagpur’s Bishop Cotton School, throw liquor bottles in classrooms

Published

3 years ago

April 4, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Some unknown miscreants in Nagpur vandalised Bishop Cotton School situated on VIP in Dharampeth during the weekend. Apart from the broken plant pots and damaged earthing wires, empty alcohol bottles could also be seen thrown on the floor of the classrooms.

Prima facie it seems some drunkards might have used the school as their hang out place to consume alcohol as it was a weekend and the school was closed. However, nothing could be ascertained as of now; the investigation on the same is on.

When Nation Next spoke to Sonia Singh, Principal at Bishop Cotton School, she told us, What kind of a mentality is this Such people should at least spare kids. It’s so disheartening to see something like this. Class 10 students had their board exams today; unfortunately, we couldn’t indulge them much.”

Singh added, “All the pots have been broken, the earthing wires for the newly installed water cooler for kids has also been damaged.”

However, Singh, who filed an FIR at Sitabuld Police Station today, said, this wasn’t the first such incident; even during lockdown, some miscreants had stolen printers and other property of the school.

Crime

ED arrests Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey who filed petition against Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Satish Ukey

Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) took the custody of RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey and his brother Pradeep Ukey after raiding the former’s residence at Parvati Nagar in Nagpur on Thursday morning at 7 am. Satish, who is also the lawyer of MPCC President Nana Patole, had filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis.

Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis hadn’t disclosed pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

During the raid, an army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was also deployed under his house. The crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur.

Crime

ED raids house of Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey, who had filed RTI petition against Devendra Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of Congress President for Maharashtra Nana Patole’s lawyer and RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey’s since Thursday early morning. An army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel has also been deployed under his house as the raids are underway.

Ukey grabbed headlines after he filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis. Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

The reason behind the ED raid against the remains unclear as of now. However, the crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur. There are likely to be raids related to this case.

At around 7 am on Thursday, ED’s Mumbai squad including women officers reached Ukey’s residence at Parvati Nagar. For the past two hours, ED has been searching Ukey’s house and interrogating him.