Fresh prosecution plaint against Unitech group

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 18

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh prosecution complaint (equivalent to a police chargesheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a special court here in connection with its probe against realty group Unitech, its promoter brothers Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra and others.

The ED said the prosecution complaint was filed on Thursday before the special court looking into PMLA cases here and the court had taken its cognisance under various sections of the PMLA.

It said Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra, Ramesh Chandra (their father and founder of the Unitech group), Preeti Chandra (wife of Sanjay Chandra), Rajesh Malik (promoter of accused company Carnoustie group) and 66 domestic and overseas companies have been arraigned as accused. All five are in judicial custody at present, it added.

This is the second prosecution complaint by the ED against the accused.

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