Enforcement Directorate (ED) attaches Jodhpur varsity ex-chief’s assets

New Delhi, July 21

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it had issued a provisional attachment order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to seize Rs 13-crore moveable and immovable assets belonging to Kamal Mehta, former Jodhpur University Chairman, in a case linked to alleged issuance of fake degrees and marksheets.

An ED official said the assets included 12 flats, three plots, a building and 31 bigha agriculture land located in Jaipur, Jodhpur and New Delhi and some amount lying in bank accounts. The ED’s move comes after registration of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the state police’s Special Operation Group against Mehta and his associates for issuance of fake degrees.

Mehta, managing trustee of the Kushal Education Trust, had established Jodhpur National University in 2008 and while working as its chairman, he actively indulged in running a syndicate for issuing and selling fake degrees and marksheets, said the ED. — TNS