: Friday, December 25, 2020, 7:31 AM IST
8,688 investors in Maharashtra duped; ED arrests 3 in Rs 6,380 cr ponzi scheme
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) s investigation into a multicrore ponzi scheme unearthed across several states has revealed that 8,688 investors in Maharashtra have been duped.
The three promoters of Agri Gold Group of Companies Avva Venkata Rama Rao, Avva Venkata Seshu Narayana Rao and Avva Hema Sundara Vara Prasad â have been arrested in the Rs 6,380 crore âAgri Gold Ponziâ scam.
The investigation was initiated based on multiple FIRs lodged in the states of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Telangana and Karnataka and revealed that in Maharashtra, 8,688 depositors holding 9,160 accounts had been collectively cheated to the tune of Rs 23,42,49,040.
Updated Dec 25, 2020 | 07:29 IST
The assets attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) are located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Representational image
New Delhi: The ED has attached properties worth Rs 4,109 crore spread across various states in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the agency said on Thursday.
The case pertains to the Agri Gold Group of Companies. Three promoters of the group were arrested by the central agency on Tuesday. The attached assets include 2,809 landed properties, Haailand Amusement Park in the name of Arka Leisure and Entertainments Private Limited in Andhra Pradesh (spread over 48 acres) and shares of various companies, plants and machinery, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement on Thursday.
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ED attaches properties worth Rs 4,100Cr of Agri Gold Group
Thu, Dec 24 2020 03:51:02 PM
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS): A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested three promoters of the Agri Gold Group of Companies in a Ponzi scheme fraud case worth Rs 6,380 crore, the financial probe agency on Thursday attached properties worth Rs 4,109 crore of the group.
The ED has arrested Avva Venkata Rama Rao, Avva Venkata Seshu Narayana Raon and Avva Hema Sundara Vara Prasad, the main accused under the sections of the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA). They were sent to a 14-day judicial custody by a Hyderabad court.
The ED has attached properties worth Rs 4,109 crore spread across various states in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the agency said on Thursday. The case pertains to the Agri Gold Group of Companies. Three promoters of the group were arrested by the central agency on Tuesday. The attached assets include 2,809 landed properties, Haail and Amusement Park in the name of Arka Leisure and Entertainments Private Limited in Andhra Pradesh (spread over 48 acres) and shares of various companies, plants and machinery, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement on Thursday. The assets attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) are located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.