Porvorim:
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided four persons in the Serula comminidade scam and seized cash and property papers.
Sources said said the ED raided ex attorney Agnelo Lobo, Reginald Lobo, Joseph D’Sa and Rajesh Verekar.
Sources said cash in foreign currency and property papers were seized from the raids.
Earlier, in July immovable spacious land in Village Socorro, worth Rs 3.19 crore in the matter of alleged illegal acquisition of land of Comunidade of Serula.
Sarpanch of Socorro Village Panchayat Sandeep Vazarkar, former attorney of Comunidade of Serula Agnelo Lobo and Shivdas Vazarkar are amongst many under the scanner of the ED sleuths.
The ED has informed that it issued provisional attachment order to attach 7,975 sq mts of land belonging to Vazarkar and other members of Vazarkar family under the provisions of Section 5 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
ED initiated investigation under PMLA on the basis of FIR registered by Goa Police under Sections 419, 420, 467 and 471 of IPC against the accused on the basis of complaints lodged by members of Managing Committee of Comunidade of Serula.