Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out search operations at the premises of a Bengaluru-based firm and its director in connection with a money laundering case.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. ED initiated the investigation under the provisions of FEMA, 1999 on the basis of Panama Paper leaks where the name of Rajendra Patil surfaced. It was alleged that Patil made an undisclosed credit of Rs 66.35 crore in offshore entities. India News | Panama Paper Leaks: ED Raids Bengaluru Firm in Violation of FEMA.
The searches revealed that Rajendra Patil had invested in various companies in Dubai, Tanzania and the British Virgin Islands. He held bank accounts in Dubai and Tanzania, they showed.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently carried out search operations in Bengaluru in a Foreign Exchange Management Act violation case registered against Shree Parvathi Tex (India) Pvt Ltd and its Director Rajendra Patil, an official said.The .