IANS | 29 Aug, 2023
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that they have filed
second supplementary prosecution complaint against the Saradha Group of
companies.
The supplementary prosecution complaint has been filed
against Rajat Kumar Majumder, Ex DGP of Armed police, West Bengal,
Debendranath Biswas ex IPS, Debabrata Sarkar, an Executive Committee
Member of East Bengal Club, Sandhir Agarwal, Sajjan Agarwal, Naresh
Balodia, Advocate and Anubhuti Printers and Publication Pvt. Ltd.,
Guwahati for acquiring Proceeds of Crime from Saradha Group of companies
and for concealing and projecting it as untainted property.
The Court has taken cognisance of the prosecution complaint.
"The
Saradha Group was engaged in illegal collection of a huge sum from
innocent investors in large part of Eastern India during the year
2009-2013 without any due permission from the regulatory authorities.
Subsequently Saradha group diverted the funds collected from public for
the personal benefits of promoters and defaulted on repayment to
investors," the ED said.
The official said that ED has issued nine
attachment orders provisionally attaching assets worth more than Rs 380
Crore. Prosecution complaint against twenty six accused was already
filed.
The present supplementary complaint has been filed against
eight other accused persons for alleged offences under Section 3 read
with Section 70 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Further investigation is underway.