Ahmed Patel's son-in-law's assets worth Rs 2.41 crore seized in money laundering case

The Sandesra brothers' bank loan scandal and

Assets of actor Sanjay Khan, Dino Morea and DJ Akil also seized in ED

VADODARA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a complaint against the Sterling Group of Companies in Vadodara in connection with a Rs 16,000 crore bank loan scam and a complaint lodged with the CBI under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Four persons, including Ahmed Patel's son-in-law, film actor Sanjay Khan and Dino Morea, have had assets worth Rs 8.79 crore seized.

E.D.A. Ahmed Patel's son-in-law Irfan Ahmed Siddiqui's assets worth Rs 2.41 crore, film actor and director Sanjay Khan's assets worth Rs 3 crore, Dino Moria's assets worth Rs 1.4 crore and DJ Akil's Abdul Abdul Khalil Bachuali's assets worth Rs 1.98 crore were seized.

The seized assets include 3 vehicles, a number of bank account shares and mutual funds. The EDA took the statement of Sunil Yadav, an employee of Sandesar Family. Yadav told investigators that Ahmed Patel's son-in-law Irfan Siddiqui was staying at Chetan Sandesara's house in Delhi's Vasant Vihar area.

Ahmed Patel and his son Faisal were also questioned by the EDA in connection with the case in July last year. Ahmed Patel died in November last year. The ED's investigation revealed that the Sandesra brothers paid Rs 3 crore to Sanjay Khan and Rs 1 crore to Dino Morea. 1.4 crore DJ Akil was given Rs 12.54 crore and Irfan Ahmed Siddiqui was given Rs 3.51 crore.

The special court has declared Chetan Sandesara, Nitin Sandesara, Chetan's wife Dipti Sandesara and Hitesh Sandesara fugitives. The Sandesra family is said to be currently in Nigeria. The Sterling Group of Companies of Vadodara has received Rs. Four years ago, a complaint was lodged with the CBI alleging fraud with banks by not repaying loans of crores of rupees.

Along with this, in the diary found in the raid provided by the income tax department in Sterling Biotech, some IAS, IPS. The Enforcement Directorate had also lodged another complaint alleging that the number two money given to top government officials was seized and the money was illegally sent abroad, including the names of top officials and actors, including the son-in-law of veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

Fugitive 4 criminals hiding in Nigeria

The Sterling Oil Company has a license for oil drilling in Nigeria, and the Sandesra brothers also sell oil from Nigeria to India and other countries.

The Sandesra brothers have been declared fugitives

In a separate probe filed by the CBI and the ED against the Sterling Group of Companies four years ago, a special court has declared Nitin Sandesara, brother of Sterling Group promoter Sandesara, Chetan Sandesara, Chetan's wife Deepti Sandesara and Hitesh Patel as fugitives.

Actor Dino attended Arkina Garba

Actor Dino Morea, who was involved in the money laundering case of the Sterling Group of Companies and whose property has been confiscated today, came to Vadodara in the Navratri Archina Garba organized by Sandesarabandhu in 2011. Gave a check. Four fugitive economic criminals, including Nitin Sandesra of the Sterling Group of Companies, are said to have started an oil business in Nigeria.