Cash laundering proceedings against land grab accused begin

Panaji: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Panaji zonal office, has said that the prime accused in the Goa land grab cases, Mohammed Suhail, was produced this month before the court through videoconferencing from the Colvale Central Jail for money laundering. During the hearing held on Feb 2, the court took cognisance of the offence. Another accused person was represented by legal counsel.

ED had initiated the investigation under the PMLA based on the chargesheet filed on Jan 9, 2024 by the Goa police’s special investigation team. It said that its investigation revealed that Suhail devised a criminal conspiracy to transfer the title of land at Anjuna.


“The modus operandi involved the preparation of forged birth certificates to create an apparently fictitious person named ‘Malwin G Lobo’ and forged death certificates of the rightful owners. These fabricated documents were used to create a false deed of succession and subsequently execute a fraudulent power of attorney in favour of an associate of Suhail,” the ED said.

The property was then transferred to Suhail’s wife. “The property was significantly undervalued to project proceeds of crime as legitimate and cash transactions over and above the registered value were utilised by the accused for personal gains. Suhail was arrested by ED on Sept 22, 2025,” the ED said.Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Valentine's day wishes, messages and quotes !