The central agency had in January attached four Mumbai flats and multiple land parcels in Lucknow, worth more than Rs 13 crore of Prajapati, his family members and associates.
The head of the Alchemist Group, former TMC MP Kanwar Deep Singh, was arrested by the ED in January 2021 on charges of money laundering. The ED investigation also found that Alchemist Group utilized some of the money received by defrauding the public to make payments to aviation firms on behalf of TMC
The ED's action occurred as the agency conducted raids at 15 locations targeting individuals suspected of involvement in money laundering networks associated with Mahadev Online Book in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai, and Raipur.
The Delhi HC on Friday dismissed Mahua Moitra's plea to restrain the ED from allegedly leaking any confidential, unverified information to media related to the ongoing FEMA probe against her.