Lucknow: The Lucknow zonal office of the directorate of enforcement (ED) filed a supplementary prosecution complaint under sections 44 and 45 read with sections 3, 4 and 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the court of the special judge, anti-corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad, against real estate company Unnati Fortune Holdings Ltd (UFHL) and its promoters and directors.The investigation was initiated by the ED on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by the UP Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, against UFHL, its main promoter, Anil Mithas, Madhu Mithas and other company officials.
The ED said its probe revealed that Anil Mithas allegedly diverted approximately Rs126 crore during the period between 2011 and 2019. Mithas was arrested by the ED on Apr 16, 2025, and is currently lodged in judicial custody. Thereafter, ED conducted searches at multiple premises linked to UFHL on Apr 17, 2025. The ED said that, to date, movable and immovable assets worth approximately Rs126 crore belonging to UFHL, its promoters and associate entities have been provisionally attached under the provisions of the PMLA.Earlier, the ED filed its first prosecution complaint on June 13, 2025, before the special judge, anti-corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad. The complaint was taken cognisance of by the court on Aug 18, 2025. The newly filed supplementary complaint is aimed at placing additional evidence and further details of the alleged proceeds of crime and money laundering activities before the court.
