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ED, Mumbai Zonal Office has arrested Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat alias “Captain”, a self-proclaimed godman, on 19.05.2026 under PMLA, 2002 in a matter related to operating a systematic extortion racket under the guise of religious and spiritual practices. The Hon’ble PMLA Court, Mumbai, has remanded the accused to ED custody for 7 days i.e. till 26.05.2026. Further, Search operations were conducted on 13/14.04.2026, 17.04.2026, 23.04.2026, 05.05.2026, and 18.05.2026 at multiple residential and commercial premises, bank lockers, and vehicle connected with the accused and his associates. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, digital devices, and property-related records, cash amounting to Rs. 13.92 Crore, foreign currency amounting to USD 5,500 equivalent to approximately Rs. 5.11 Lakh, and gold and silver jewellery valued at approximately Rs. 1.12 Crore were seized, and bank balances amounting to Rs. 2.25 Crore and one high-end Mercedes vehicle were frozen. ED, Chennai Zonal Office, has conducted Search operations under PMLA, 2002 at the 7 premises of M/s. Thangam Steel Ltd. [TSL], M/s PS Krishnamurthy Steels Private Ltd [PSK] and its Directors & key co-accused in Chennai on 19/05/2026. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, electronic records, identification of 43 immovable held in benami names [valuing more than Rs.100 Crore (approx.)] have been found and seized. ED, Guwahati Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under PMLA, 2002 before the Hon'ble Special Court for PMLA Cases at Guwahati against Dibyajyoti Kalita, the then Branch Head of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB), Lahorijan Branch, Karbi Anglong, Assam, and Birbahu Brahma, a private person of Village Nabagram, Dudhnoi, District Goalpara, Assam in a matter to misappropriation of funds by misuse of the Finacle banking software credentials, without any supporting vouchers or customer instructions. ED, Mumbai Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 700.27 Crore (approx.) under the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018 in connection with the case relating to Late Iqbal Mirchi and his family members. The attached assets include three prime properties — Rabia Mansion, Marium Lodge and Sea View — situated at Worli, Mumbai, valued at approximately Rs. 497 Crore, along with overseas properties in Dubai valued at approximately Rs. 203.27 Crore. ED has arrested two key accused persons, G. Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya, in connection with a massive money laundering case involving the fraudulent sale and alienation of immovable properties belonging to The Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India (SRMF), a Charitable Society registered in 1963 (SRMF- Reg. No. S/2366/1963). Both the accused have been remanded to ED custody by the Hon’ble Special Court at Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. The arrests were made following extensive search proceedings conducted on May 14-15, 2026. During the search proceedings, ED issued freezing orders under PMLA, 2002, against the bank accounts, fixed deposits, lockers, and high-end vehicles including a Toyota Hybrid, a Land Rover Defender, and a Mahindra Thar Roxx belonging to Pradeep Singh and his firm, M/s Singhvahini Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. ED, Mumbai Zonal Office has arrested Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat alias “Captain”, a self-proclaimed godman, on 19.05.2026 under PMLA, 2002 in a matter related to operating a systematic extortion racket under the guise of religious and spiritual practices. The Hon’ble PMLA Court, Mumbai, has remanded the accused to ED custody for 7 days i.e. till 26.05.2026. Further, Search operations were conducted on 13/14.04.2026, 17.04.2026, 23.04.2026, 05.05.2026, and 18.05.2026 at multiple residential and commercial premises, bank lockers, and vehicle connected with the accused and his associates. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, digital devices, and property-related records, cash amounting to Rs. 13.92 Crore, foreign currency amounting to USD 5,500 equivalent to approximately Rs. 5.11 Lakh, and gold and silver jewellery valued at approximately Rs. 1.12 Crore were seized, and bank balances amounting to Rs. 2.25 Crore and one high-end Mercedes vehicle were frozen. ED, Chennai Zonal Office, has conducted Search operations under PMLA, 2002 at the 7 premises of M/s. Thangam Steel Ltd. [TSL], M/s PS Krishnamurthy Steels Private Ltd [PSK] and its Directors & key co-accused in Chennai on 19/05/2026. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, electronic records, identification of 43 immovable held in benami names [valuing more than Rs.100 Crore (approx.)] have been found and seized. ED, Guwahati Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under PMLA, 2002 before the Hon'ble Special Court for PMLA Cases at Guwahati against Dibyajyoti Kalita, the then Branch Head of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB), Lahorijan Branch, Karbi Anglong, Assam, and Birbahu Brahma, a private person of Village Nabagram, Dudhnoi, District Goalpara, Assam in a matter to misappropriation of funds by misuse of the Finacle banking software credentials, without any supporting vouchers or customer instructions. ED, Mumbai Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 700.27 Crore (approx.) under the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018 in connection with the case relating to Late Iqbal Mirchi and his family members. The attached assets include three prime properties — Rabia Mansion, Marium Lodge and Sea View — situated at Worli, Mumbai, valued at approximately Rs. 497 Crore, along with overseas properties in Dubai valued at approximately Rs. 203.27 Crore. ED has arrested two key accused persons, G. Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya, in connection with a massive money laundering case involving the fraudulent sale and alienation of immovable properties belonging to The Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India (SRMF), a Charitable Society registered in 1963 (SRMF- Reg. No. S/2366/1963). Both the accused have been remanded to ED custody by the Hon’ble Special Court at Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. The arrests were made following extensive search proceedings conducted on May 14-15, 2026. During the search proceedings, ED issued freezing orders under PMLA, 2002, against the bank accounts, fixed deposits, lockers, and high-end vehicles including a Toyota Hybrid, a Land Rover Defender, and a Mahindra Thar Roxx belonging to Pradeep Singh and his firm, M/s Singhvahini Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.
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