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PMC bank fraud case: Viva group MD, CA remanded in ED custody
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Last Updated: Jan 23, 2021, 08:55 PM IST
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Mehul Thakur and CA Gopal Chaturvedi were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday after the ED searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group.
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MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Saturday remanded the managing director of Viva group Mehul Thakur and a chartered account in Enforcement Directorate custody till January 27 in connection with the Rs 4300-crore PMC Bank fraud case.
Thakur and CA Gopal Chaturvedi were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Friday after the ED searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group.
Enforcement Directorate raids Viva group in connection with PMC bank
Viva group is mainly into real estate, hotel, education, and owns Tab Cab.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 22 raided Jayendra Thakur-owned Viva group, sources told Moneycontrol. The team is reportedly conducting searches in connection with Punjab Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank), sources said.
The Central probe agency had in its January 1 statement said that it has attached assets worth Rs 72 crore of a Maharashtra-based man whose wife s alleged transaction with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut s spouse is under its scanner in the over Rs 4,300 crore PMC Bank money laundering case.
Enforcement Directorate raids premises linked to Maharashtra MLA in PMC bank fraud case
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Last Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 04:22 PM IST
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According to ED sources, the agency started the searches at three locations linked to Mehul Thakur and two places linked to chartered accountants. Thakur is the owner and director of Viva Homes a part of the Viva group of companies.
An ED source said that the agency had got some links that amounts in crores of Rupees were transferred from the HDIL to the Viva group trust and companies, which is controlled by the family members of Thakur.
PMC Bank scam: ED raids Viva Group, seizes Rs 73 lakh cash (Ld)
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Fri, Jan 22 2021 22:03 IST |
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Mumbai, Jan 22 : Continuing its probe into the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Ltd scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized Rs 73 lakh after raiding five premises belonging to the Viva Group and its associates in Mumbai and Palghar, officials said here on Friday.
These included the Viva Group s offices in Andheri and Virar (Palghar), besides residences of its top officials in Andheri, Juhu and Chembur (Mumbai), leading to the seizure of the cash and other incriminating documents.
Raids were conducted at three premises linked to the Viva Groups head, Mehul Thakur, and three premises connected with chartered accountants/financial consultants.