New Delhi, March 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, today said it has attached 35 immovable and movable properties in Mumbai, including flats, shops and fixed deposits, worth around Rs 34.51 crore, belonging to Bernadette Bharat Varma, Bharatkumar Shankarlal Varma and others.
The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on an FIR (first information report) registered by Cuffe Parade Police Station, Mumbai, under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Investigations revealed that Bernadette Bharat Varma, serving as Deputy Secretary (Finance) at United Services Club, in connivance with her husband Bharatkumar Shankarlal Varma, opened or facilitated the opening of fake or dummy bank accounts in names ...