The ED initiated its investigation based on an FIR registered at the Dakshin Tola police station in Mau, according to which M/s Vikas Construction had encroached upon government land located in Raini Village, Mau and illegally constructed a godown on it. Similarly, another godown was built in Ghazipur and leased to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), thereby generating proceeds of crime (POC), officials said.