The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two chartered accountants and a cryptocurrency trader in connection with a ₹640 crore cyber fraud case involving betting, gambling, part-time job, and phishing scams. Concurrently, Maharashtra GST authorities conducted searches at three offices of ICICI Bank, which is under investigation as the searches continue. The bank confirmed its full cooperation with the authorities. Additionally, the ED executed search operations at 13 locations across New Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Nagpur as part of a money laundering investigation against Bihar cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and others. In a related case, a significant fraud of ₹6,000 crore linked to Bitcoin and cricket was uncovered, involving properties owned by the main accused and several teachers and cricketers.
Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai Zone conducted a search today at seven premises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and seized proceeds of crime in the form of cash worth Rs 13.5 crores. This cash seizure pertains to the case of Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank (NAMCO Bank), Malegaon: ED https://t.co/Q6gvp1U1t9
Enforcement Directorate's Mumbai Zone conducted a search today at seven premises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and seized proceeds of crime in the form of cash worth Rs 13.5 crores. This cash seizure pertains to the case of Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank (NAMCO Bank), Malegaon: ED… https://t.co/SkYUnOakIh
The money trail investigation conducted by ED of "debit transactions" made through accounts maintained with NAMCO Bank and with Bank of Maharashtra revealed that the majority of such amounts were transferred to 21 sole proprietary concerns: ED https://t.co/YCD15oloj7