Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Jul 2: Enforcement directorate (ED) has seized property worth around Rs 50 crore belonging to underworld element Bannanje Raja and others on Friday, July 1.
The reason cited for the seizure was that the money for the accumulation of mentioned properties were from Hawala transactions made from Dubai.
Bannanje Raja, Haji Amin Basha, Paul and his wife are the persons whose properties have been seized.
Bannanje Raja when produced in Udupi court on August 15, 2015
It is alleged that Paul instructed his Dubai-based brother to send money from there to buy properties in India through Hawala transactions. This fact was discovered by investigation agencies recently.
The properties seized include three residential flats for which an advance of Rs 1.21 crore was paid, 18 acres land in Mangaluru city, a mineral water manufacturing plant and other residential properties.