LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special PMLA Court at Saket, New Delhi, against M/s Tarbia Education Foundation and three individuals — Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, Vinod Kumar, and Shriom Chauhan — in connection with an alleged multi-crore land grabbing and forgery case.According to the ED, the accused persons had earlier been arrested during the course of the money laundering investigation. The agency initiated the probe on the basis of FIRs registered by Delhi Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to the fraudulent acquisition of land bearing Khasra No. 792 situated in Village Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi.The ED said the investigation uncovered a conspiracy involving forged and fabricated documents, including fake General Powers of Attorney (GPAs) and other title papers, allegedly used to illegally transfer the land to M/s Tarbia Education Foundation.During the probe, investigators found that the GPAs used for the transfer were shown to be dated January 7, 2004. However, the agency discovered that several original landowners whose signatures and thumb impressions appeared on the documents had died decades before 2004, indicating that the documents were fabricated.The ED further alleged that Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, along with other accused persons, conspired to forge signatures and thumb impressions of the original landowners to unlawfully grab the property. The investigation also revealed that the forged GPAs were actually prepared during 2012-13, shortly before the transfer of the property to the foundation.According to the agency, Siddiqui also created a façade of banking transactions in connivance with the co-accused to portray the illegal land deal as a legitimate transaction. Investigators further detected large-scale cash transactions allegedly linked to the illegal acquisition of the land.The ED has quantified the proceeds of crime in the case at Rs 47.76 crore. The agency has also attached the disputed land, valued at approximately Rs 45.84 crore, alleging that it was illegally held by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and M/s Tarbia Education Foundation.The ED said further investigation in the case is underway.
