ED attaches assets of Dino Morea, Ahmed Patel’s son-in-law, DJ Aqeel and Sanjay Khan under PMLA

Acting under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Enforcement Directorate on Friday informed that it has attached properties of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s son-in-law Irfan Ahmed Siddiqui, DJ Aqeel and Bollywood actors Sanjay Khan and Dino Morea. 8.79 crore fine in money laundering case.

Gujarat based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech Group is involved in money laundering case. Of this, the attached value of Siddiqui’s assets is Rs 2.41 crore, while that of DJ Aqeel, Khan and Moria is Rs 1.98 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1.4 crore, the Enforcement Directorate said in a statement.

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The central probe agency said the absconding promoters of Sterling Biotech Group Nitin Sandesara and Chetan Sandesara have “diverted” the proceeds of the crime to these four persons.

The Enforcement Directorate said in a statement that promoter brothers Nitin Sandesara and Chetan Sandesara, besides Chetan’s wife Deepti Sandesara and Hitesh Patel, have been declared fugitive economic offenders by a special court.

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The alleged Rs 14,500 crore bank-loan fraud case was perpetrated by Sterling Biotech and its chief directors and promoters.