# ED attaches Rs 22.7 crore assets in Gujarat fake office scam 2026-08-17T20:50:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 22.7 crore in a money laundering probe linked to a scam involving six fake government offices in Dahod, Gujarat. The attached assets belong to main accused Abubakar Jakirali Saiyad, his family and associates, and include seven land parcels, mutual fund investments and bank balances. The Times of India reports the case stems from a 2023 Gujarat Police investigation that uncovered fake irrigation department offices that received about Rs 19 crore for projects. The ED, as per timesnownews.com, said the accused impersonated officials, forged seals and obtained approval for 121 fictitious works over three years. A former IAS officer was also arrested. Funds were routed through nine accounts in the name of fake offices, then 18 intermediary accounts and finally 118 other accounts to mask the origin, the ED said. The agency cautioned the public not to share banking credentials, as fraudsters use such accounts as mule accounts for layering proceeds of crime. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T00:26:05+00:00. Tags: Dahod, Enforcement Directorate, Gujarat Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ed-attaches-rs-22-7-crore-assets-in-gujarat-fake-office-scam/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ed-attaches-rs-22-7-crore-assets-in-gujarat-fake-office-scam/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/