ED files prosecution complaint against Sahiti Infratec Ventures for Rs 842 crore fraud
New Indian ExpressHYDERABAD: Directorate of Enforcement, Hyderabad Zonal office has filed a Prosecution Complaint before the MSJ Court, Hyderabad against M/s Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Pvt. The agency initiated the investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Telangana Police under IPC, 1860 against SIVIPL, B Lakshminarayan and others for advertising a “Pre-Launch Offer” for the construction of a world-class residential gated community and collecting huge amounts from prospective buyers. Investigation revealed that M/s SIVIPL generated Proceeds of Crime to the tune of Rs 842.15 crore by taking advance amounts from homebuyers on the pretext of sale of inventory in projects launched by Sahiti Group. The agency’s investigation has also revealed that the Proceeds of Crime were siphoned off by diverting the funds of SIVIPL, to related as well as unrelated entities or persons by executing bogus banking transactions without any genuine business.