A special court in Mumbai has granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) permission to confiscate assets valued at ₹700 crore (approximately $84 million USD) linked to Iqbal Mirchi, a deceased fugitive gangster and drug trafficker. The court, led by Additional Sessions Judge R B Rote, found strong evidence suggesting that the properties are proceeds of crime concealed through proxies and layered ownership structures. The confiscation includes 15 properties in Mumbai, such as Rabia Mansion and Sea View, and several units in Dubai, including Hotel Midwest Apartment. The ruling follows the ED's application made in March under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act. The court noted that Mirchi's family, declared fugitive economic offenders in 2021, has not contested the order or appeared in court. The ruling emphasizes that these properties were acquired in the late 1980s through a partnership firm but were kept under the name of a charitable trust to evade enforcement actions. The ED has indicated that funds from these properties were funneled abroad via accounts opened with forged documents.