New Delhi, Apr 1 (Representative) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said that it has attached assets worth Rs 57.30 lakh of Bhoor Singh Rajpurohit and others in Barmer crude oil theft case. The attached assets include agricultural land measuring around 20 Bigha, two plots and a residential building situated at Barmer valued at Rs 34,77,302 and amount of Rs 22,52,957 held in four bank accounts pertaining to Bhoor Singh, Pancharam, Sreejith R, Rewtaram, Piraram, Mehraram, Sataram Dudi and Omprakash Bishnoi.
The federal financial probe agency initiated investigation on the basis of four FIRs and subsequent charge sheets filed by Rajasthan Police against Bhoor Singh and others in property stolen and cheating case. “Money laundering investigation has revealed that Bhoor Singh Rajpurohit and Gautam Rajpurohit stole large quantity of crude oil of Cairn India Ltd which was being transported through tankers”, the officials in the ED said. Both of them in connivance with tanker owners, drivers and helpers and several other persons, posted at loading and unloading site of Cairn India, stole the crude oil. The crude oil was further being sold to different buyers by generating bills in the name of firms Fly Infratech and Bhanwariya and Brothers, they added.
“These persons had generated Proceeds of Crime (POC) and part of which was distributed amongst the persons who were associated in this crime, the POC was subsequently invested in movable and immovable properties”, the agency said in a statement. The assets so acquired worth Rs 2.76 crore were already attached. Thus, so far assets worth Rs 3.33 Crore including movable and immovable properties spreading across Rajasthan, Gujarat and Kerela have been attached till date, the ED’s statement reads further. Prosecution complaint against accused Bhoor Singh Rajpurohit and Gautam Rajpurohit was also filed, the probing agency said, adding that further, investigation in this case has been under progress.