Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special Court (PMLA), Mirzapur, against Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Sagathiya and two others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The complaint was filed on November 24, 2025.

The investigation was initiated based on an FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Rajkot, alleging that Sagathiya, a public servant posted as Town Planning Officer in Rajkot Municipal Corporation, had amassed disproportionate assets worth ₹24.31 crore during the check period from April 1, 2012, to May 31, 2024.

According to the ED, Sagathiya maintained multiple recurring deposit (RD) accounts at the Rajkot Head Post Office in the names of his son, Keyur Mansukhbhai Sagathiya, and his wife, Bhavnaben Mansukhbhai Sagathiya, between February 27, 2015, and June 27, 2022. Statements of these accounts showed that deposits were regularly made in cash, and the closure proceeds were later used to purchase immovable properties.

The probe further revealed that Sagathiya invested the proceeds of crime (PoC) across several immovable and movable assets. Multiple bank accounts in his name and in the names of his wife and son were allegedly used to launder the illicit funds.

So far, the ED has identified and attached ₹21.61 crore worth of proceeds of crime under Section 5 of the PMLA. The attached assets include cash, gold, diamonds, silver jewellery, foreign currency, luxury watches, and various immovable properties. The attachments were made on April 29, 2025. DeshGujarat