ED Attaches Rs 158.85 Crore Assets in Rohtas Group Money Laundering Case

• The ED's Lucknow Zonal Office provisionally attached 75 immovable and 2 movable properties worth Rs 158.85 crore under PMLA.
• The attached assets, with a current market value over Rs 350 crore, are linked to Rohtas Project Limited and others.
• Properties are registered under Deepak Rastogi (promoter of Rohtas Group), associate firms like Vardan Township Pvt Ltd, benamidars, and Adhyaye Realty Infrastructure LLP.
• The case stems from 83 FIRs by Uttar Pradesh Police against Rohtas Project Limited for fraudulent township schemes.
• Investigations revealed funds collected from buyers were diverted to acquire land, which was then layered through associate companies and benamidars to conceal ownership.

Why It Matters: ED attaches significant assets in Rohtas Group money laundering case, exposing fraudulent schemes and fund diversion.