The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached in London, Dubai and India assets worth `538.05 crore of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, his family members and companies as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged bank loan fraud.
The attached properties include 17 residential flats, bungalows and commercial premises.
Located in London, Dubai and various cities in India, these properties are in the name of various companies like Jetair Private Limited and Jet Enterprises Private Limited, Goyal, his wife Anita, and son Nivaan, the federal agency said in a statement.
Goyal, 74, was arrested by the ED on September 1 and the agency filed a chargesheet against him on Tuesday before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai. He is in judicial custody and lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail.
Jet Airways, a full-service carrier, shut its operations in April 2019 after running out of cash. Later, Goyal stepped down as the chairperson of the airline.
The money laundering case against Goyal stems from a CBI FIR that was registered on the basis of a complaint by Canara Bank, Mumbai.