Rahul Sood has been identified as one of the many business allies of Kamlesh Pattni, and is accused of having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in his support. Pattni and his team are accused of having exported gold and diamonds from Southern Africa, inflated the cash they brought back to claim extra government rewards, and paid bribes to protect their activities. He supposedly hid and laundered his profits through a network of companies and trusted associates around the world. Sood supposedly acted as a manager for many of these companies.[1]
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Pattni's associate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13.08.1978 |
| NATIONALITY | India |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Kenya |
| FULL NAME | Rahul Sood |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Rahul |
| ALIASES | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Sahara Petroleum PTE. LTD ; Precious Bullion DMCC ; Memories Golden Jewellery L.L.C ; Fiza Gold and Bullion Trading L.L.C ; Memories Golden Jewellery L.L.C ; Ruhmeer Diamonds DMCC [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | US Global Magnitsky sanctions [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 09.12.2024 [1] |