The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting searches at six locations in Kolkata while probing an alleged case of fraud through a mobile gaming app.
A team of ED officials, accompanied by bank officials, raided the premises of businessman Aamir Khan in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata on Saturday and seized Rs 7 crore in cash and property documents.
The raid is underway and cash counting machines were brought in to ascertain the exact amount of cash recovered. WATCH THE VIDEO:
Central forces have been deployed in strength in the area amid the ED raid at the businessman’s residence.
A case was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following a complaint by Federal Bank authorities against accused Aamir Khan and others for defrauding the users of a mobile gaming app called E-Nuggets.
“During the initial period, the users were rewarded with commission and the balance in the wallet could be withdrawn hassle-free. This provided initial confidence among users, and they started investing bigger amounts for greater percentage of commission and a greater number of purchase orders,” the ED said in a press release.
Detailing the alleged fraudsters’ modus operandi, the ED said, “Further, after collecting handsome amount from the public, all of a sudden, the withdrawal from the said App, was stopped, at one or the other pretext viz. system upgradation, investigation by LEAs etc. Thereafter, all data including profile information was wiped off from the said App servers and only then the users understood the ploy.”
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ed-searches-on-at-kolkata-businessman-s-premises-huge-amount-of-cash-seized-1998720-2022-09-10
