Properties worth Rs 22,280 crore of eco-offenders like Mallya, Nirav Modi restored by ED: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has listed several major cases where the Directorate of Enforcement has from time to time attached properties of individuals and companies connected to economic offence cases. Replying to the debate on Supplementary Demands for Grants - First Batch for 2024-2025, the finance minister apprised the Lok Sabha Tuesday evening that the central enforcement agency has successfully restored properties worth around Rs 22,280 crores -- only the major cases included. Of those restored, the complete attached property worth Rs 14,131.6 crores of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has been restored to the public sector banks, the minister said in Lok Sabha. In National Spot Exchange Ltd scam, Rs 17.47 crores have been obtained and given to the banks, SRS Group worth Rs 20.15 crores, Rose Valley Group worth Rs 19.40 crores, Surya Pharmaceuticals Ltd worth Rs 185.13 crores, Nowhera Sheikh and Others worth Rs 226 crores, Naidu Amrutesh Reddy and Others worth Rs 12.73 crores.