UP: ED finds incriminating evidence against alleged land mafia Sudhir Kumar Goyal in money laundering case

Bulandshahar: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted search operations at around 11 premises in Bulandshahr city, Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas and recovered incriminating evidence against alleged land mafia Sudhir Kumar Goyal and linked entities in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate raided around eleven premises in Bulandshahr city of Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas on Tuesday as part of a money laundering investigation against alleged "land mafia" Sudhir Kumar Goyal and linked entities, official sources said. The searches were undertaken under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after 18 FIRs were registered by UP Police against Sudhir Kumar Goyal, his wife and other associates.
The ED investigation revealed that Sudhir Goyal cheated innocent investors by fraudulently selling plots in illegal colonies developed by him without getting the agricultural land converted or obtaining the necessary approval from the statutory authorities in Bulandshahar city and outskirts. The amount involved in the scam is more than Rs 100 crore.
Sudhir Goyal, along with his wife Rakhi Goyal and the other 3 associates, namely Alok Kumar alias Jagga, Jai Singh and J P Singh have already been arrested by UP police and are currently in jail. During the search operation on Tuesday, various incriminating documents relating to the crime, i.e., many sale and purchase agreements, partnership deeds, complaints of cheating by innocent investors, and details of various bank accounts, were found and seized. Further, various bank accounts of the accused have also been frozen. Further investigation into the matter is in progress.