Srinagar, June 15 (KNB): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned nine prominent hoteliers from Gulmarg under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in land transactions in the famous tourist destination.
Sources told news agency that those summoned include owner of Grand Mumtaz and Radisson Group, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai alias Chaya, Mushtaq Ahmad Burza and Manzoor Ahmad Burza of the ITC Group, Nazir Ahmad Mir of M&Co, Manzoor Ahmad Khan of Hotel Khalil Palace, Abdul Hamid Dar of Hotel Mama Palace, Syed Musadiq Shah of Hotel Royal Park, Ibrahim Khan of Kolahoi Greens and Sadaf Shah of Hotel Alpine Ridge.
Sources said the hoteliers have been directed to appear before the ED beginning Monday, with one individual scheduled to appear before the investigating agency each day. They have also been asked to furnish various financial and property-related documents, including records connected to applications submitted under the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Roshni Act.
According to the summons, proceedings under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act are deemed judicial proceedings under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The notice further states that failure to appear before the agency or produce the required records may attract penal action under the PMLA and other applicable provisions of the law.
Although the summons do not specify the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) number or the exact allegations being investigated, sources said the nature of documents sought, including Roshni-related applications, land records and lease deeds, indicates that the probe is linked to alleged irregularities in land transfers in Gulmarg under the erstwhile Roshni scheme. (KNB)
Inputs from News agency KDC