Hyderabad’s underworld felt the heat as the Enforcement Directorate escalated its war on laundered wealth. Filing a detailed prosecution complaint in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy MSJ Court under PMLA, ED named the deceased ganglord Khwaja Naeemuddin and a web of family members and cronies. Judicial notice came swiftly on January 21, 2026.
Accused roster: Pasham Srinivas, Haseena Begum, Mohammad Tahira Begum, Mohammad Salima Begum, Mohammad Abdul Salim, Ahela Begum, Syed Nilofer, Firdous Anjum, Mohammad Arif, and Heena Kauser. The gang’s modus operandi was ruthless—scouting lands, terrorizing owners with murder threats and kidnappings, then forging registrations without a penny exchanged. Fear paralyzed victims from seeking help.
Backed by Telangana Police FIRs, Income Tax raids under benami laws, and a government SIT inquiry, ED uncovered how Srinivas fronted 91 forcible registrations for Naeem’s inner circle. Valued at crores, these assets qualify as crime proceeds ripe for PMLA attachment, even as prior IT holds remain.
Naeem’s 2016 encounter death didn’t end his legacy of land snatching and abductions. ED’s move is a pivotal strike against money laundering, reclaiming ill-gotten gains and exposing how gangsters launder blood money into property empires. With court proceedings underway, expect ripple effects across Telangana’s realty scams.
