The attached assets are in the form of land (measuring approx. 42 gunta) located at Gut No.446, Murud, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, valued at over Rs 2.73 crore and the resort, namely Sai Resort NX constructed over the said land valued at over Rs 7.46 crore.
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ED has initiated an investigation under PMLA on the basis of a complaint filed by the Ministry of Environmental Forest and Climate Change against Anil Parab and others for violation of Section 19 of the IPC and other acts.
One FIR was also registered by Dapoli Police Station against Anil Parab and others for deceiving and causing loss to state government of Maharashtra.
The PMLA investigation has revealed that Anil Parab, in connivance with Sadanand Kadam, got illegal permission from the local SDO office for the conversion of the use of land from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes and constructed the resort in violation of CRZ norms.
Anil Parab acquired illegal permission from the revenue department for construction of twin bungalow on a piece of land falling under CRZ-III i.e. No Development Zone and after acquiring permission, the former minister illegally constructed “Sai Resort NX.
Further, Anil Parab, with the deliberate intention of hiding his identity as owner, obtained the permission in the name of the earlier owner, namely Vibhas Sathe from revenue department by forging his signature on the application made in this regard.
Anil Parab also deliberately hidden the fact that the said land falls within CRZ-III before Gram Panchayat and pressurised the gram panchayat to transfer the said land along with building, in his name. Although there was no mention of any construction in the original sale deed. Further, he also cheated the gram panchayat by making an application for taxation purpose, before the completion of the entire construction of the resort.
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According to ED, the payment of construction of resort was deliberately made in cash and construction commenced before the registration of land in the name of Anil Parab.
When various complaints regarding the illegal construction of Sai Resort NX came to light, Anil Parab sold the said land on paper to Sadanand Kadam to conceal the illegalities and irregularities vis a vis construction of the said resort within CRZ-III.
Further investigation is under progress.
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