LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Over the past decade, Utraula tehsil in Balrampur district has seen a surge of shopping complexes, boutiques, supermarkets and lavish houses, many allegedly owned by Neetu Rohra alias Nasreen, close aide of religious conversion racket kingpin Jalaluddin Shah alias Chhangur Baba. On Monday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached 13 of her properties worth over Rs.13.02 crore under the PMLA, 2002, in connection with the money laundering probe.

The attached assets include modern boutiques, clothes and shoe showrooms, warehouses, shopping complexes and luxurious residences. Officials said several other properties in Utraula are linked to associates of the same racket, who reportedly earned substantial wea...