Big setback for Rana Ayyub as SC dismisses plea against summons by Ghaziabad court
On February 7, the Supreme Court dismissed Rana Ayyub’s plea challenging summons by the Ghaziabad special court in a money laundering case lodged against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
In her writ petition, Ayyub had sought quashing of the proceedings initiated by the ED in Ghaziabad citing lack of jurisdiction as the alleged offence of money laundering occurred in Mumbai.
On January 31, a division bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and J B Pardiwala had reserved the verdict in a petition filed by Ayyub challenging the court summons against her on the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the Ghaziabad court.
Rana Ayyub came under the scanner of the ED for ‘cheating’ the public by misappropriating charitable donations worth Rs.2.69 crore and for receiving overseas donations without registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
The ED had initiated an investigation on the basis of FIR registered in September 2021 by the Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad under various sections of the IPC 1860, Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008, and Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.
“Rana Ayyub had launched the fundraising campaigns with the sole intention to cheat the general public and acquired proceeds of crime in form of fixed deposits and balances in bank accounts projecting them as untainted. Rana Ayyub launched three fundraiser charity campaigns on the ‘Ketto‘ platform, starting from April 2020, and collected funds totaling Rs.2,69,44,680,” a statement by ED read.
The ED charge sheet was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. On November 29 last year, the special PMLA court in Ghaziabad took cognizance of the prosecution complaint (charge sheet) filed by the ED and summoned Ayyub.
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In addition she should be made to give back the stolen money and the property she built using that money. She like many other think they are above the law. Now other like Tesla will feel the heat.
Poor girl why is she being harassed for 2.6 Cr. when netas with allegation of 2600+Cr are enjoying life on bail and would more than likely die while on bail, leaving the pile for the next generation.