ED raid residence of Kolkata bizman in mobile gambling app fraud case
A team from the Directorate of Law Enforcement (ED) raided the residence of a businessman in Kolkata on Wednesday in a case of fraud on a mobile gambling application.
Kolkata,UPDATED: Oct 21, 2022 12:01 a.m. IST
The raid was carried out at the residence of businessman Umesh Agarwal (Photo: India Today)
By Rajesh Saha: A team from the Directorate of Law Enforcement (ED) raided the residence of a businessman in Kolkata on Wednesday in a case of fraud on a mobile gambling application. The team left the house at 5 a.m. Thursday.
The ED in a statement said: “We carried out a search operation at 2 premises in Kolkata and seized cash of Rs 1.65 crore, frozen 44.5 Bitcoin (equivalent to Rs 7.12 Cr) and other incriminating documents under the PMLA, in relation to an ongoing investigation relating to the gaming and gaming application, namely the Electronic Nuggets.”
The raid was carried out at the residence of businessman Umesh Agarwal. The emergency service team was seen carrying three ticket counters and a large bag as they left the scene.
According to sources, around Rs 1.5 crore in cash was recovered from the residence. Meanwhile, Rumen Agarwal, son of businessman Umesh Agarwal, was also detained by the ED for questioning.
A laptop and several important documents were seized. The detained person is said to be close to businessman, Amir Khan, who was arrested earlier in a case of fraud on a mobile game application.
FRAUD CASE ON A MOBILE GAME APPLICATION
Earlier in September, Kolkata police arrested businessman Amir Khan of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh for his involvement in a mobile app fraud case. Khan was on the run after the Directorate of Law Enforcement (ED) carried out raids on properties linked to him.
During his interrogation, Amir Khan told the police that he had converted around 100 crore rupees into bitcoins. He and his associates had deceived several people in Bengal, the Middle East and Bangladesh, police said.
A written complaint was filed against Aamir and others at Park Street Police Station in February 2021. The accused used to trick people through a mobile game app called “e-Nugget”.
