Nala Sopara, 01 July (HS): The Enforcement

Directorate raided 16 places in Mumbai's Nala Sopara on Tuesday. The raids were related to

the 41 unauthorised buildings in Nala Sopara, with the architect and engineers

in the Town Planning Department.

The raids were based on the raid on former

Town Planner Y S Reddi’s residence, in which Rs 8.6 crore cash, diamond

jewellery worth Rs 23.25 crore and gold and silver ornaments were recovered, and

some documents were recovered. During the investigation involvement of some

municipal officers was revealed.

The buildings were constructed by a former

corporator, Sitaram Gupta in connivance with Reddi. Following the raid on Reddi’s

house, the architect fled and is suspected to have flown abroad. The ED

authorities started an investigation in March this year. Information about Tuesday’s

raid, however was not revealed.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar