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“Properties owned by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Tiger Memon and his household are acceptable to spell nether the hammer soon. The properties see a level wherein 1 of the conspiracy meetings had taken place,” an authoritative has said.
“The Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture and Property) Act (SAFEMA) had received details of 17 properties owned by Tiger Memon and his household members from the peculiar TADA tribunal successful Mumbai,” helium said.
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“Of these, SAFEMA has taken possession of 8 properties, among them 3 flats successful the Al Husseini gathering successful Mahim, cardinal Mumbai, wherever the Memon family, including Tiger Memon, his 5 brothers, and their mother, erstwhile lived,” a elder authoritative told PTI connected Thursday (November 6, 2025).
Tiger Memon, absconding since the blasts of March 12, 1993, which killed astatine slightest 257 persons astatine 12 locations successful Mumbai, is believed to beryllium successful Pakistan. While Yakub Memon, 1 of his brothers, was hanged successful 2015 for his relation successful the conspiracy, different household members were fixed antithetic situation sentences by the peculiar Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court.
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“Four different properties of the household are nether litigation, portion the process of taking possession of 5 properties was nether way,” the authoritative said.
“Central Government authorities are getting the valuation of the 8 seized properties done. Legal formalities are expected to beryllium completed soon, and their auction process could commencement successful December oregon January,” the authoritative said.
As per the Central Bureau of Investigation, 1 of the conspiracy meetings was conducted astatine the Memon family's level successful Al Husseini building. The household owned 3 flats connected the 5th and sixth floors.
The flats, seized by instrumentality enforcement agencies 34 years agone aft the roles of Tiger Memon and his household members successful the blasts came to light, were opened successful April.
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The Memons' different properties see a onshore parcel measuring 10,000 quadrate metres successful Kole Kalyan country successful suburban Vakola, valued astatine astir ₹400 crore.
The SAFEMA is yet to get possession of this land, which has been encroached upon and is flanked by 2 buildings. “The authorization was successful the process of getting possession of different spot successful the premier locality of Zaveri Bazar successful South Mumbai,” the authoritative said.
“A level successful Bandra and 2 flats successful Kapadia Nagar, Kurla, volition besides spell nether the hammer aft the SAFEMA gets possession,” helium said.
“Besides, determination are 4 shops successful Manish Market successful South Mumbai, jointly owned by Tiger Memon and Mohammad Dosa,” the authoritative said, adding that an entreaty against the TADA court's bid to manus them implicit to the SAFEMA was pending earlier a court.
