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The massive raid by the Enforcement Directorate i.e. ED in the historical and religious city of Gayaji in Bihar has created a stir among the financial corridors and land mafia. The case is related to a huge bank loan scam of about Rs 85 crore and misappropriation of properties related to it, which has shocked the senses from financial institutions to investigating agencies. The cunning manner in which mortgaged properties were quietly sold off to banks after embezzling the loan amount has exposed a new and bigger game of financial fraud. After this big action of the Central Investigation Agency, many people in Gayaji and surrounding areas have lost their sleep who have been involved in defrauding banks worth crores through this illegal network. The sudden arrival of ED teams at various locations early in the morning is a clear indication that the agency is now in full action mode to get to the bottom of this economic crime.
According to the information received, the main accused in this entire case had taken huge loans of about Rs 85 crore from various banks in the name of their business ventures and projects. As per the rules, to secure this loan, he had mortgaged his valuable lands and commercial properties with the banks. But the vicious criminals started the game when they started selling those mortgaged properties to other people without the permission of the banks through the game of papers and collusion. This case of misusing the public’s hard-earned money in the form of bank loans has crossed all limits of financial indiscipline and corruption. When these loans were not repaid for a long time and the banks wanted to take care of the mortgaged properties, then the layers of fraud and fraud going on on a large scale started being revealed one by one.
The simultaneous raids by Enforcement Directorate officials at several premises in selected areas in and around Gayaji city have created panic even among the local administrative staff. Heavy security forces have been deployed at the locations where ED teams are busy sifting through the documents so that any kind of obstruction can be avoided immediately. Apart from the residential premises of the main accused, these premises also include their business offices and addresses of the firms which were used to carry out this entire Rs 85 crore loan scam. The investigating agency has got hold of many important digital documents, details of bank accounts and registry papers which provide strong evidence of how assets worth crores were diverted by defying the rules of the banks as part of a well-planned conspiracy.
Considering the seriousness of this entire matter, the Enforcement Directorate has registered it not just as an ordinary bank fraud but under Prevention of Money Laundering i.e. PMLA. During the investigation, it is also coming to light that this Rs 85 crore obtained as loan was diverted to the accounts of many fake companies and shell companies to make it appear legitimate. After this, huge amounts of benami properties were purchased in Bihar and other states with that money so that they could easily escape the clutches of the law. ED officials are now trying to establish whether this financial scam is connected to other parts of the country or to any big syndicate. There is every possibility of some more big revelations in this case in the coming days, due to which many more white collar faces may be exposed.
This crackdown by the Central Investigation Agencies against such vicious economic criminals who hollow out the banking system across the country is a clear message that those committing financial frauds will no longer be spared. This big action taken in Gayaji has become the center of discussion not only at the local level but also in the economic corridors of the entire state, where people are talking about how some people, out of greed for a few rupees, played with the law. As the scope of ED’s raids and inquiries expands, it is certain that every character associated with this black business of selling loans and mortgaged properties worth Rs 85 crore will be exposed. This action has sent a positive message among the public and honest investors that those who break into the financial system ultimately have to stand in the dock of the law.