ED’s action against Illegal Mining, attaches 44 immovable properties located in various district of Punjab under PMLA
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 6,2025
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office has attached 44 immovable properties having agricultural lands of more than 85 acres, worth Rs. 30 Crore (approx.) situated at Ludhiana, Roop Nagar, SAS Nagar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, and other districts of Punjab, belonging to Kuldeep Singh Makkar, Angad Singh Makkar, Puneet Singh Makkar and their business entities in illegal syndicate mining case under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by Haryana Police under various sections of IPC, 1860 and Environment Protection Act, 1986 related to illegal mining of sand, Boulder-Gravel and Boulder-Gravel-Sand in District Yamuna Nagar against various mining lease holder companies namely M/s Mubarikpur Royalty Company, M/s Development Strategies (India) Pvt Ltd, M/s Delhi Royalty Company, M/s JSM Foods Pvt Ltd and M/s PS Buildtech, also against various Screening Plants & Stone Crushers and associated persons. ED investigation reveals that the total Proceeds of Crime (PoC) generated out of this illegal mining activities in this case is estimated to be more than Rs. 300 Crore out of which share of Angad Singh Makkar & his family is more than Rs.110 Crore.
The entity, namely Mubarikpur Royalty Company and associated syndicate members have done mining on unauthorized lands and beyond permissible limits and by generating fake e-Rawanas. The sale proceeds of mined minerals of all the mining entities used to come in cash only. Cash generated from these illegal activities were distributed amongst these members being beneficiaries of the mining entities in an organised manner.
Earlier, ED had conducted search in the matter & had arrested Dilbag Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Surender Panwar & Angad Singh Makkar u/s 19 of PMLA, 2002 and provisionally attached properties worth Rs. 122 Crore (approx.) of Dilbag Singh and his associates including Angad Singh Makkar which was later confirmed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority.
During the search action, incriminating evidences were recovered indicating that the persons involved in syndicate mining were in receipts of huge cash receipts out of such mining activities. Such documents were also corroborated with the statements of the employees and the huge money earned by this syndicate mining group by laundering the funds were also investigated upon. Further, one Prosecution Complaint has been filed before the Hon’ble Special Court, Ambala in this case wherein the cognizance has been taken by the Ld. Court.
Further investigation is under progress.
