Mumbai, January 1: Mumbai-based controversial preacher and famous televangelist Dr Zakir Naiks is found to hold 37 high-end properties in India out of which 25 luxurious flats are owned by him in Mumbai alone, a source of national Investigation Agency (NIA) was quoted by Hindustan Times. Also Read - 'What Did He Gain By Sharing a Satirical Cartoon on Uddhav Thackeray,' Shiv Sena Launches a Scathing Attack on Navy Veteran Madan Sharma

Apart from Jasmine Apartment in Mazgaon, Mumbai, where Zakir Naik was born and brought up, the controversial preacher owns some 25 high-end flats in Mumbai alone. According to some source, these flats are located in up-scale Mazgaon area, some near JJ Hospital and some at Dongri area where the office of Zakir Naik is located. Also Read - Recording Gadgets of Mediapersons Can't be Used on Flight: DGCA After Chaos on Indigo Flight With Kangana Ranaut

According to a rough estimate, the market value of these properties are somewhere around Rs 100 crore, NIA official was quoted by HT. Also Read - 'Law Always Respected in Maharashtra,' Sanjay Raut Retorts as Opposition Slams Attack on Navy Officer

The NIA earlier recovered 14,000 tapes which amount to around 5,000 terabytes (TB) of Zakir Naik’s propaganda material tape which his NGO, Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) use to sell.

On Thursday, NIA officials headed by Shara Kumar travelled to Mumbai and held a brief discussion with the Mumbai police chief of the recoveries made.

The NIA gathered details of these properties during its scrutiny of records of Zakir Naik and his outfit, the IRF, which has been banned by the government under the UAPA Act. There are chances that the NIA might write to Ministry of Home Affairs to seize Naik’s properties in order to bring him back to the country but first, they are seeking legal opinion in the matter, sources said to India.com.

Apart from Mumbai, Naik also holds some properties in Pune and Solapur. Some months ago the NIA registered a case against Naik and the IRF for inciting Muslim youth to indulge in violence and promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion and race.