Archive · 22 Dec 2025
ED Files Chargesheet Against Ex-Daman Panchayat Head
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Ahmedabad has filed a chargesheet against Ketan Patel, who used to be the President of the District Panchayat in Daman and Diu.
The charges are about him having more money and property than he should, based on his official income.
The ED says he got this extra money through corrupt means while he was in office from 2005 to 2015.
The money was used for things like staying in hotels and shopping.
The ED has also attached some of his properties worth Rs.
3.77 crore, including buildings in Mumbai and a piece of land.
The case started with a report from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which also filed its own chargesheet.
The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against Ketan Patel, former President of the District Panchayat in Daman and Diu.
Patel is accused of possessing assets worth Rs. 3.77 crore disproportionate to his known income between 2005 and 2015.
The ED alleges that Patel received corrupt money through cash deposits and fake loans during his tenure.
The ED has provisionally attached properties worth Rs. 3.77 crore, including commercial units in Mumbai and a plot of land.
The case originated from a CBI FIR, and the CBI has also filed its own chargesheet in the matter.
- Who
- Ketan Patel, former President of the District Panchayat in Daman and Diu
- What
- Filing of a chargesheet by the Enforcement Directorate for possessing disproportionate assets
- When
- Filed on Friday
- Where
- Ahmedabad, before a Special PMLA Court
- Why
- Allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income, with funds used for personal expenses
- Person Charged
- Ketan Patel
- Position
- Former President of District Panchayat, Daman and Diu
- Charges
- Possession of disproportionate assets
- Amount Involved
- Rs. 3.77 crore
- Time Period
- October 2005 to October 2015
- Agencies Involved
- Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Properties Attached
- Commercial units in Mumbai, a plot of land, and a fixed deposit