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Enforcement directorate grills Pir, his associates
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Thursday, 20 March 2014
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Confiscation of his property in process
Srinagar: Enforcement directorate has
interrogated Mushtaq Baqaal alias Pir the former chairman of Board of
Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) and his two associates, accused in
Common Entrance Test (CET) paper leak scam in 2012 to establish that they
received proceeds of the crime, a pre requisite before confiscating the ill gotten
property.
Top sources revealed to KNS, that after getting
permission from special anti corruption court, the sleuths of enforcement
directorate interrogated the three accused, Pir and his two close associates
Sajad Ahmad Bhat and Farooq Itoo (Accused turned approver) in the CET-paper
leak scam. While Pir and Bhat were interrogated in central jail Srinagar,
Itoo was questioned in a sub jail at Humhama on March 18-19.
The directorate has registered a case under Report Number
1/2013 against Pir and his two close associates under money
laundering Act. Sources informed that the enforcement directorate would
have confiscated the two flats in Delhi seized by the crime branch presently
investigating the scam, but the buildings wherein the flats have been purchased
are ‘unauthorized’ as per the Delhi government.
One of these two seized flats in Delhi have been handed
over to the building owner against (superdnama) a proper receipt whereby the
owner has been declared a custodian of the property till the matter is decided.
The second seized flat in Delhi has been handed over by the crime branch to the
wife of Mushtaq Pir declaring her a custodian of the same till a decision about
the same is taken.
Besides seizure of the two flats in Delhi, different bank
accounts of Pir were frozen by the crime barcnh wherein Rs 32 Lakh was found
deposited by the accused. Pir’s gold worth Rs 25 Laksh kept in different bank
lockers was also seized by the crime branch. The three accused according to
sources in the directorate had tried to legitimatize money and other
assets accumulated through illegal means.
Sources said confiscation of Pir’s property by the
enforcement directorate is in process and after finishing the prerequisite
legal formalities, the directorate is all set to take action. (KNS)
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