Dawood's ally Mirchi's two flats in Mumbai were taken over by the ED

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized two floors of CJ House in Worli in a money laundering case involving Iqbal Mohammad Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi, a close associate of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. According to ED sources, in the investigation of the alleged land deal done by Mirchi and his family in India, the agency paid Rs. The third and fourth floors of Rs 96 crore have been taken over on July 9.

The ED has claimed that Mirchi owns assets worth Rs 200 crore, which were bought from money received directly or indirectly through crimes like ransom and smuggling before he left the country 30 years ago. In December 2019, the ED temporarily seized the property. In May 2021, the adjudicating authority under the PMLA sealed the deal.

So far, the ED has spent Rs. Assets worth Rs 798 crore have been seized at home and abroad. Tata broker, a member of the property seller trust, and DHFL promoter Kapil Wadhwani have been arrested in connection with the case. An application has been filed in the court to declare Mirchi's wife and sons fugitive economic criminals.