New Delhi, May 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted extensive searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in connection with an alleged multi-crore land grab and forgery racket involving properties of the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India (SRMF).
The probe began after the agency registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on May 7 against a syndicate accused of forging documents, impersonating office bearers of the trust and illegally selling valuable land parcels across several states.
The ED identified G. Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya as the principal accused and alleged masterminds of the conspiracy. Officials alleged that despite previous arrests in a 2011 land fraud case in Chhattisgarh, the accused continued similar activities through associates and related entities.
Searches were conducted at multiple premises in Delhi and Noida linked to the accused, including locations associated with Singhvahini Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. and its director Pradeep Singh.
SRMF, registered in 1963 under the Societies Registration Act and associated with the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, owns large immovable properties across different states. The ED alleged that forged authority letters, fabricated board resolutions and fake seals were used to falsely portray the accused as authorised office bearers and execute illegal land deals.
One major transaction under scrutiny involves a 3.3610-hectare land parcel in Noida's Gejha Tilpatabad village with a reported circle rate of Rs.33.61 crore. Investigators alleged the land was fraudulently sold in December 2025 for Rs.16 crore through a fictitious entity bearing SRMF's name.
Further investigation into the money trail is underway.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.