Archive · 12 Sep 2026
ED Complaint Alleges ₹200 Crore Deals, Benami Assets
The Enforcement Directorate received complaints about the money and property of some Maratha leaders and their associates.
The complaints allege that about ₹200 crore may be involved.
They also mention properties that may have been bought in someone else’s name.
The allegations concern government contracts, land deals and political activities.
One complaint focuses on agricultural land bought in Jalna district in May 2026.
The complainants want officials to check where the purchase money came from.
The ED has not treated the allegations as proven facts.
Investigators would need to examine official records and identify a possible underlying offence before proceeding.
The Enforcement Directorate received complaints alleging around ₹200 crore in financial dealings involving some Maratha leaders and associates.
The complaints allege disproportionate assets, benami properties and transactions linked to contracts, land and other businesses.
Activists Amol Sukhdev Khune and Ajay Maharaj Barskar submitted the complaints separately.
One complaint seeks scrutiny of a 2026 agricultural land purchase totaling 11.10 hectares in Jalna district.
ED officials said the allegations are unverified and would require financial, tax, banking and property-record checks.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate received complaints from activists Amol Sukhdev Khune and Ajay Maharaj Barskar concerning some Maratha leaders and their associates.
- What
- The complaints allege around ₹200 crore in financial dealings, disproportionate assets, benami properties and potentially improper contract-related transactions.
- When
- The complaints were reported on September 11, 2026; the specifically cited land purchase was registered on May 12, 2026.
- Where
- The allegations involve activities in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the Godavari river region and Jalna district.
- Why
- The complainants seek verification of the alleged financial changes, sources of funds, government contracts, property acquisitions and election-related transactions.
Complainants’ Allegations
ED Officials’ Caution
Whether financial wrongdoing occurred
Complainants’ Allegations
The complaints allege that some Maratha leaders and associates accumulated disproportionate assets, acquired benami properties and participated in financial dealings worth around ₹200 crore.
ED Officials’ Caution
ED officials said the allegations have not been established as facts and must be checked against official financial, banking, tax and property records.
Government contracts and tenders
Complainants’ Allegations
The complainants seek examination of whether linked individuals or firms obtained contracts through influence or other improper means rather than competitive e-tendering.
ED Officials’ Caution
The agency position described in the report is that investigators would first need to verify tender, payment, company and banking records, along with a required predicate offence.
Land purchase and source of funds
Complainants’ Allegations
A complaint flags the May 2026 purchase of 11.10 hectares in Jalna district and questions whether the buyer’s declared income could support it.
ED Officials’ Caution
The report does not establish that the purchase was unlawful; it says the source of funds and consistency with declared income require scrutiny.
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Alleged amount
- Around ₹200 crore
- Complainants
- Activists Amol Sukhdev Khune and Ajay Maharaj Barskar
- Land purchase
- 11.10 hectares across two plots in Rammahagaon Budruk, Ambad taluka, Jalna district
- Registration date
- May 12, 2026, under Document No. 2791/2026
- Records proposed for review
- Bank accounts, income-tax records, property registrations, company records and government tender documents
- Status of allegations
- Unverified; officials said the claims require verification and a predicate offence would be needed for an investigation