ORDER

26.05.2025 FPA-PMLA-7010/LKW/2023

The present appeal was filed under section 26 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 against order dt. 04.09.2023, passed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority (‘AA’) under the said Act in OC No. 1956 of 2023 filed in ECIR/LKZO/12/2021, whereby attachment of 20 immovable properties totaling to a value of Rs. 7,07,22,100/- were attached.

Facts in brief

2. The brief facts of the case are that the Uttar Pradesh Police had registered various FIRs under Sections 323, 406, 409, 419, 420, 467, 1,420, 467, 468, 470, 471, 504, 505(1)(b), 506 and 507 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and section 3(2)(v) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against Shri Ajit Kumar Gupta, Promoter/Director of the Anee group of companies, and various other accused persons, on the basis of complaints filed by the investors and other members of the public, at various police stations of Uttar Pradesh (Barabanki, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Deoria, Lucknow), during the period 21/02/2020 to 26/10/2020. A total of 33 such FIRs were registered against Shri Ajit Kumar Gupta, Directors of Anee group of companies, and other associated individuals, base