Proclamation notice against Rahul Nanda

ED SAID TOPSGRUP, IN 2014, OBTAINED A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SECURITY GUARDS AT AN MMRDA PROJECT THROUGH ILLEGAL PROCEDURES

MUMBAI : A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Friday ordered the issuance of a proclamation against Topsgrup group promoter Rahul Nanda and his wife Rasshi.

Acting on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), special PMLA judge M G Deshpande ordered issuance of the proclamation under section 82 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and directed the agency to publish the proclamation, calling upon the couple to appear before the court in 30 days of its publication.

Special public prosecutor Kavita Patil had informed the court that the Oshiwara police had filed a report about service of the non-bailable warrants issued against the absconding spouses. Patil pointed out that the report indicated that the Oshiwara police went to execute the warrants at Nanda Villa, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri, but found out that the premises were sealed by the ED.

The special court also took note of the fact that the ED too tried to execute the NBWs against both of them, but they are not found on their address.

“Another aspect that requires consideration is neither the accused nor their counsels have turned up in the court. Therefore, I am of the opinion that, there is a reason to believe that both accused against whom warrants have been issued by this Court have absconded or have been concealing themselves so that such warrants cannot be executed,” said the special judge.

“Therefore, this is a fit case to direct publication of a written proclamation requiring them to appear in this Court within 30 days,” said the court.