Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Lucknow PMLA Court Takes Cognisance of ED Case Against Louise Khurshid, Trust

The case stems from 17 EOW FIRs alleging diversion of a ₹71.50 lakh grant for artificial limb camps.

Overview

  • ED says it filed a prosecution complaint on August 11 seeking confiscation of assets worth ₹45.92 lakh under the PMLA, which the special court noted on November 25.
  • The agency alleges the central grant sanctioned for disability aid camps was not used as approved and was diverted for institutional and personal gain.
  • Provisional attachments include 15 agricultural land parcels in Farrukhabad valued at ₹29.51 lakh and ₹16.41 lakh across four bank accounts linked to the Trust.
  • The investigation followed 17 FIRs by the Uttar Pradesh Police Economic Offences Wing, with police charge sheets naming Mohammad Athar and then project director Louise Khurshid.
  • Those named have denied wrongdoing in earlier responses, and the ED said recent queries to Louise Khurshid went unanswered as proceedings move ahead in the special court.