Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Surat Sub-Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special PMLA Court, Ahmedabad (Rural), Gujarat, against Sajid alias Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, who allegedly headed an organized crime syndicate known as the “Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari Gang”, and his accomplice Allarakha Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh.

The ED initiated its probe based on six FIRs registered by Surat Police against Sajju Kothari and others for offences including extortion, murder, kidnapping, abduction, rioting, robbery, dacoity, unauthorised money lending, gambling, and property damage.

Investigations revealed that Sajid alias Sajju Kothari, in connivance with his associates and gang members, generated Proceeds of Crime (POC) worth ₹4.30 crore through criminal activities such as extortion, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. These funds were allegedly used to purchase immovable properties and to finance further criminal operations of the syndicate.

Earlier, the ED had provisionally attached 31 immovable properties worth ₹4.21 crore held in the names of Sajju Kothari, Allarakha Sheikh, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In the prosecution complaint filed before the court, the agency has also sought confiscation of the attached assets. DeshGujarat