The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 15 properties across Bardez taluka in connection with a multi-crore land fraud case, officials said on Saturday. The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The properties — located in Revora, Anjuna, Mapusa, Nadora, Camurlim, and Parra — are collectively worth several crores. According to investigators, the assets were fraudulently acquired through a network of forged wills, fabricated genealogies, and manipulated inventory records, allowing powerful interests and outsiders to illegitimately transfer ownership “on paper.”
Officials described the racket as a form of “land laundering”, where Goa’s high-value coastal real estate was exploited to channel black money using falsified documentation.
The ED has now invited genuine claimants to submit proof of ownership within 15 days at its Panaji office. If no valid claims are established, the attachments are likely to be confirmed and legal disposal proceedings will be initiated.
The development comes amid rising concerns over systemic land scams in Goa, where fraudulent transfers have increasingly targeted properties left unclaimed or belonging to families settled abroad.