The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a charge sheet against three individuals in a Special Court in Dehradun regarding a money laundering case connected to illicit proceeds from questionable land transactions in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The accused, Humayun Parvez, Mohd. Vakil, and Mukesh Kumar Gupta, are facing charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. The ED stated that a sophisticated network was involved in laundering money by falsifying land records in the state’s Revenue Archives.
The case involves the fraudulent acquisition and subsequent resale of valuable land parcels in Dehradun for unlawful profits. The accused allegedly manipulated official records dating back to 1958 and orchestrated fraudulent land sales between 2019 and 2020. The ED’s investigation uncovered a well-planned scheme aimed at generating illegal proceeds through criminal activities.
During search operations, the ED seized cash amounting to Rs. 24.50 lakh, frozen bank accounts holding Rs. 11.50 lakh, and jewelry including diamonds, gold, and silver valued at Rs. 58.80 lakh. The investigation revealed that the accused orchestrated a systematic land fraud to convert illicit gains into seemingly legitimate assets. The ED further disclosed that the accused colluded with Registrar’s office personnel in Dehradun and Saharanpur to manipulate land records.
The accused allegedly transferred properties to deceased relatives and then posed as legal heirs to sell the land to unsuspecting buyers, converting the forged assets into cash. Humayun Parvez reportedly generated Rs. 3.66 crore through 11 fraudulent transactions, while Md. Vakil made Rs. 40 lakh from illegal land sales.
