Bhopal: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has confiscated two independent houses belonging to forest ranger Harishankar Gurjar and his wife Seema Gurjar, who were convicted in a money laundering case in 2023. The properties, located in Minal Residency and worth crores of rupees, were taken into possession by the ED following court orders.
The case originated from an FIR registered by the Lokayukta Police, Bhopal, under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The investigation revealed that Gurjar, who served in the Forest Department in Khandwa, along with his wife, had amassed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The ED probe further uncovered that proceeds of crime were converted into immovable assets held by Gurjar, his wife, and their son, Abhishek Gurjar.
On April 29, 2023, a Special PMLA Court in Bhopal convicted the couple, sentencing them to three years of rigorous imprisonment and ordering the confiscation of their properties. The high court later upheld the confiscation, and the Supreme Court reaffirmed the order on January 15, 2025. Following the apex court’s directive, the ED proceeded with the seizure of the assets.
This development marks a significant enforcement action in the ongoing crackdown on corruption and money laundering cases in the country.
