ED attaches Rs 300 cr worth land of M3M realty in case involving Congress

The ED on Friday said it has attached land in Gurugram, worth over Rs 300 crore, of real estate group M3M as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged land fraud case that also involves Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

To attach the land, a provisional order was issued by the federal probe agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The 88.29 acres of land is located in Basharia village of Harsaru tehsil in Haryana's Gurugram district that borders Delhi.

The land is valued at Rs 300.11 crore, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement.

In a statement, a spokesperson of the real estate group said they were "highly disappointed with the highly unwarranted, unjustified and uncalled for action by the ED...to provisionally attach its land asset which is in no way connected with any offence and under no circumstances can be placed in the purview of proceeds of crime as understood under the PMLA."

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