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In the action, Rs 8.6 crore cash and diamond -studded jewelery and gold worth Rs 23.25 crore were seized from the residential complexes of VVMC Deputy Director (Municipal Planning) YS Reddy.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has busted the scam of crores in Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra. The ED raided and recovered diamonds and gold, including crores of cash and gold from VVMC Deputy Director (Municipal Planning). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided 13 places in Mumbai and Hyderabad for illegal construction of residential buildings held since 2009 on government and private land in Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) of Maharashtra. During this period, he seized Rs 9.04 crore cash and diamond -studded jewelery worth Rs 23.25 crore.
Case of illegal construction of residential and commercial buildings
Officials said on Thursday that the action started on Wednesday continued till Thursday. In the action, Rs 8.6 crore cash and diamond -studded jewelery and gold worth Rs 23.25 crore were seized from the premises of VVMC Deputy Director (Municipal Planning) YS Reddy. The matter has been related to alleged illegal construction of residential and commercial buildings on government and private land under the jurisdiction of VVMC since 2009. The ED said in a statement that 41 illegal buildings were constructed over time on the land reserved for ‘sewage treatment plant’ and ‘dumping ground’ as per the approved development plan of Vasai Virar city.
Fake approval for illegal construction sold and sold
During its investigation, the federal agency found that large -scale illegal construction work was going on in the area, in which various VVMC officials were connivance. Documents found during the search are important documents exposing a large -scale illegal construction scam in Vasai Virar region. The agency said that illegal constructions were done on such land and later fake approval documents were made and sold. It said that the developers misled people and cheated them by buying rooms in unauthorized buildings, while they already knew that the structures were to be demolished.
Bombay High Court ordered to demolish all 41 buildings
The ED launched its investigation against the builders, local operatives and others on several FIRs lodged by Meera Bhayandar Police Commissionerate. The ED Mumbai Zonal Office conducted a search operation at 13 different places in Mumbai and Hyderabad under the provisions of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 on 14 May and 15 May. In the search operation, diamond -studded jewelery and gold and a large number of objectionable documents were seized in the search operation. On July 8, 2024, the Bombay High Court ordered the demolition of all 41 buildings. It was announced by VVMC on 20 February.
