New Delhi: Six out of the total seven properties of India’s most wanted Dawood Ibrahim were auctioned by the government on Tuesday. In the process, the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Authority (SAFEMA) fetched Rs 22.79 lakh.
At the virtual auction of properties in Ratnagiri district, four were successfully bid by Supreme Court lawyer Bhupendra Bhardwaj. The other two bids were won by Delhi-based advocate Ajay Shrivastav.
“The intent of the law is to not allow offenders under SAFEMA and narcotic offences enjoy the fruits of illegally gotten money,” SAFEMA Additional Commissioner RN D’Souza said.
Bharadwaj won the bid for 27 gunthas of land with a reserve price of 2,05,800, 29.30 gunthas of land with a reserve price of Rs 2,23,300, 20 gunthas of land with a reserve price of Rs 1,52,500 and 18 gunthas of land with a reserve price of Rs 1,38,000.
Shrivastav, meanwhile, got 24.90 gunthas of land with a reserve price of Rs 1,89,800 for Rs 4,30,000 and 27 gunthas of land (with a reserve price of Rs 5,35,800) for Rs 11,20,000.
