Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 4 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday arrested a Mumbai-based builder in an alleged money laundering case, officials said.

As per ED officials, Vijay Machinder, one of the directors of Ornate Spaces, has been arrested in a Rs 50 crore fraud case.

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"Machinder had faced charges in a housing fraud case filed by the Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing in December 2021," officials said.

"During the investigation, he was not cooperating and was evading questioning," they added.

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An investigation into this matter is underway, they added. (ANI)

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