{
  "id": 18353509,
  "title": "Mumbai Special PMLA Court Finds No Active Money Laundering Role Of Sahil Lodha, Drops Proceedings Against Him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mumbai-special-pmla-court-finds-no-active-money-laundering-role-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:40:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-special-pmla-court-finds-no-active-money-laundering-role-of-sahil-lodha-drops-proceedings-against-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's special PMLA court has dismissed money laundering allegations against Sahil Lodha, the son of real estate tycoon Rajendra Lodha, finding no evidence of his active involvement. The court accepted the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) complaint against Lodha and four others, including Bharat Narsana, Ritesh Narsana, Nitin Vador, and Harshad Patil. However, it dropped the prosecution against Sahil and Shital Palande.\n\nThe ED had accused Sahil of transferring Rs 49.22 crores into his father's account and transferring a parcel of land reserved for a school and college to a firm where his son was a partner, without proper authorization. The court noted that all allegations against Sahil were related to assisting his father in land deals, implying that his father was the main orchestrator of the illegal activities.\n\nThe prosecution argued that Sahil helped conceal illicit gains, participated in land dealings, and personally benefited from multiple transactions, constituting money laundering activities. They claimed he conspired with his father to acquire the land under M/s. Lodha Developers Ltd., with the initial purchase made under M/s. Shreeram Realties. Sahil submitted his ITR for the year 2024-2025, showing his income and expenditures.\n\nThe court accepted the prosecution complaint against Lodha and the other accused, stating that the proceeds of criminal activities were transformed into legitimate assets, obscuring their illicit origins. The investigation showed that the accused generated proceeds from crimes, presenting them as untainted property.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The special PMLA court refused to accept the money-laundering allegations against Rajendra Lodha's son Sahil Lodha, observing that he has not played any active role in money laundering. The special court took cognisance of a money-laundering complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Lodha and four others – including Bharat Narsana, Ritesh Narsana, Nitin Vador and Harshad…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}