ED, Mumbai Zonal Office has issued a Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) on 04.02.2026 under PMLA, 2002 attaching three immovable properties comprising land parcels situated in Uran and Ulwe in Navi Mumbai, valued at Rs. 17.74 Crore (approx.) belonging to J M Mhatre and his wife, in a case of money laundering pertaining to illegal acquisition of forest land and its subsequent illegal transfer to NHAI and wrong claim of land compensation by the accused J M Mhatre. The land under subject matter is at Survey Nos. 427/1 (area 41.70 hector) and 436/1 (area 110.60 hector) of Mauje Vahal, Taluka Panvel, Dist- Raigad (Subject land). Thus, so far properties worth Rs. 69.47 Crore have been identified and attached/ seized/frozen.
ED, Itanagar has conducted search operations at 6 residential premises in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam under PMLA, 2002 in connection with the Trans-Arunachal Highway land compensation scam on 06.02.2026. During the search operations, various incriminating documents and immovable property related documents, suspected to have been acquired out of compensation funds, were recovered and seized from the residential premises of Kemo Lollen (Ex-Deputy Commissioner, Ziro) and his family members, Bharat Lingu (Ex-DLRSO, Ziro), Toko Taje (Junior Engineer, PWD) and Likha Soni (private beneficiary), cash of Rs. 2.62 Crore. Further, bank balances amounting to approximately Rs.1.77 Crore pertaining to Tadar Babin and Bharat Lingu (Ex-DLRSO, Ziro) have been frozen.
