ED Mumbai attaches immovable and movable assets valued at Rs. 333.82 crores in the case of DMCSL
Suresh Kute lured more than 4 lakh gullible investors to deposit money with DMCSL by promising higher returns : ED
New Delhi, November 8
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai has provisionally attached immovable and movable assets valued at Rs. 333.82 Crore in the case of Dnyanradha Multistate Co-operative Credit Society Ltd (DMCSL), Suresh Kute and others under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The assets provisionally attached includes land, buildings, plant & machinery of Kute Sons Dairys Ltd and M/s Kute Sons Fresh Dairy Pvt Ltd situated in Satara and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra.
ED initiated investigation based on various FIRs registered during the months of May to July 2024 by various police stations of Maharashtra under various sections of IPC, 1860 and MPID Act, 1999 in respect of fraud committed with the investors by Suresh Kute and others through Dnyanradha Multistate Co- operative Credit Society Ltd (DMCSL).
DMCSL was managed and controlled by Suresh Dnyanobarao Kute, Yashvant V Kulkarni and others. It floated various deposit schemes and claimed to provide interest which varies from 12% to 14%. During the investigation it was found that Suresh Kute lured more than 4 lakh gullible investors to deposit money with DMCSL by promising higher returns. However, no payment or only partial payments were made to the investors when the deposits were matured, resulting in them being cheated.
ED investigation revealed that the funds of DMCSL were embezzled by management of the society, wherein Suresh Kute and others hatched a criminal conspiracy to illegally and fraudulently divert funds amounting to Rs. 2467.89 crore in guise of loans to various companies of The Kute Group (Group of companies beneficially owned by Suresh Kute and his wife Archana Kute). Upon the disbursement of these fraudulent loan amounts, the funds were siphoned off by them through several accounts of the entities of Kute Group or directly in the form of cash. The funds received from society were further utilized for their own personal benefits like investment in new businesses, purchasing property and personal expenses.
During these search operations, movable assets to the tune of Rs. 10.99 crores were frozen/seized. ED also issued Provisional Attachment Orders for assets worth Rs. 85.88 Crore in September and Rs. 1002.79 crores. Total seizure/freezing and attachments in this case till date stands at Rs. 1433.48 crores.
