TEAM HERALD
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MARGAO: Tightening the screws on the absconding builders, Special Judge, Margao, Nutan Sardesai hearing the Canacona building collapse case has granted permission to the crime branch to attach the 12 landed properties owned by Bharat Developers in Goa.
The investigating agency is now bracing up to approach the special court early next week to seek permission to attach the properties in the name of the two new directors of Bharat Developers as investigations have brought to light that the two absconding builders have transferred a couple of properties in their name.
Armed with the court’s permission, the crime branch will seal the shops and business premises and notify the state registrar and sub-registrar not to register any documents concerning the 12 properties. Records revealed that most of these properties, located in and around Canacona taluka, were purchased by the builders since the year 2007. While the value of the 12 properties is pegged around Rs 3-4 crore, the market value runs into crores of rupees, in the region of Rs 25-30 crores.
Making a submission before the special judge on the the progress of investigations, Special Public Prosecutor, Sarojini Sardinha said the investigation agency has interrogated the two new directions of Bharat Developers, besides the daughter of builder Jugdeep Sehgal.
She also made a mention of the fact that the investigation agency has obtained the specimen signature of the two former Canacona chief officers.
Sehgal an UK national
MARGAO: In a startling revelation, the crime branch on Friday told the Special Court, Margao hearing the Canacona building collapse case that one of the builder, Jugdeep Sehgal is a British national.
While making the submission, Special Public Prosecutor, Sarojini Sardinha told the court that the investigating agency has obtained the passport details of the builder. She also said that all the immigration centres across the country have been alerted. She further said that they have obtained details from FRO( foreigners registration office) concerning the builder Sehgal.
Sources in the crime branch said that though Sehgal is a British national, he enjoys the overseas citizen of India (OCI) status. The CB is on the verge of collecting the antecedents of builder Pradip Singh Birring.
