ED arrests Gurugram residents for taking illegal possession of property

New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Harsh Yadav in connection with taking illegal possession of an immovable property worth Rs. 85.60 Lakh attached by ED located in Gurugram.

The arrest was made on September 11.

According to the ED, Harsh Yadav was fully aware of the fact that the property is direct Proceeds of Crime (POC) generated from the scheduled offence of illicit drug trafficking run by Amit Kumar, Archana Sharma and others. The Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Gurugram, has granted his ED custody for five days.

ED initiated an investigation on the basis of a criminal complaint and chargesheet filed by Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi, under various sections of the NDPS Act of 1985 against Amit Kumar, Sanjay Singh, Archana Sharma, Zatak Softech Pvt. Ltd. (ZSPL) and others.

As per the ED, the investigation revealed that Amit Kumar of ZSPL was running an internet based pharmacy that was exporting narcotics drugs and psychotropic medicines abroad, i.e., the USA, destined to various countries on behalf of his other firm, namely Farma Glow. So far in this case, authorities have seized narcotics drugs and psychotropic medicines in huge quantities, 17 forged rubber stamps of different authorities, and incriminating documents including a list of 57 websites and one order list of psychotropic substances. Total POC in this case is Rs. 23.32 crore.

The POC obtained from criminal activities involving the sale of narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances were used by Amit Kumar to acquire various real estate properties.

ED has so far attached seven such properties valued at Rs. 5.73 Crore, including the one at 343, Tower-B3, 3rd Floor, Spaze-I, Tech Park, Sector-49, Gurugram, Haryana. The ED had seized and taken possession of this property. However, the property, which had been sealed by the ED, was unlawfully unsealed and taken over by Harsh Yadav. He then rented out the property to another individual, falsely claiming ownership.

Harsh Yadav knowingly benefitted from the illegal proceeds by creating a rental agreement in his mother’s name, Babita Yadav, for the property seized by the ED.

A search was also conducted by ED at the residence of Harsh Yadav, which led to the recovery of various incriminating evidence, including documents that prima facie appear to be forged.

During the investigation, it was also found that another FIR has been filed against Harsh Yadav by the Gurugram Police, involving offences such as forgery, counterfeiting of coins, currency, and government stamps.