ED attaches Rs 130 cr assets in Tirumala adulterated ghee case probe
The money laundering investigation stems from an FIR registered by Tirupati East police, which alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption. The filings alleged that adulterated ghee supplied for the preparation of Lord Venkateswara’s laddu prasadam defrauded TTD, endangered public health and generated unlawful gains. The ED also arrested Vipin Jain and Kailash Chand Mangla, promoters and directors of Bhole Baba and Sukriti Foods, respectively. The agency alleged that they orchestrated the manufacture and fraudulent supply of the adulterated ghee.
The agency investigating the predicate offences subsequently filed a chargesheet and a supplementary chargesheet before the special judge for SPE and ACB cases in Nellore.
The movable and immovable assets belong to Bhole Baba Oroganic Dairymilk Pvt Ltd and Sri Vyshnavi Dairy Specialities Pvt Ltd, their promoters Vipin Jain and Pomil Jain and their family members; Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, its promoter Kailash Chand Mangla and his family members; and other related entities and individuals.
Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate ’s (ED) Hyderabad zonal office has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 130 crore as part of its money laundering investigation into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).