In the wake of the ED raid at the businessman's home, central forces have increased their presence in the region.
Digital Desk: Six sites in Kolkata are being searched by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is looking into a possible case of fraud involving mobile gaming app.
On Saturday, an ED team raided the offices of businessman Aamir Khan in Kolkata's Garden Reach neighbourhood with the help of bank officials. So far, 17 crore rupees have been confiscated, and counting is still ongoing.
Cash counting devices were brought in to determine the precise amount of cash recovered while the operation was still in progress. The businessman's home was visited by several trunks with the seized funds.
In the wake of the ED raid at the businessman's home, central forces have increased their presence in the region.
Aamir Khan and other people were suspected of scamming users of the mobile game software E-Nuggets, and Federal Bank officials filed a complaint against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to a press release from the ED, "During the initial period, the users were rewarded with commission and the balance in the wallet could be withdrawn hassle-free, providing initial confidence among users, and they started investing bigger amounts for greater percentage of commission and a greater number of purchase orders."
The ED described the alleged fraudsters' method of operation as follows: "Furthermore, the withdrawal from the abovementioned App was abruptly stopped under various pretexts, such as system upgrades, LEA investigations, etc., after receiving a sizable donation from the public. The users only realised the ruse after all data, including profile information, was deleted from the aforementioned App servers."
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