NEW DELHI: In a Rs 100-crore extortion case linked to digital arrest , illegal forex trading and threatening people sending fake notices in the name of ED and Supreme Court , the ED has arrested four persons in Ahmedabad- Makbul Abdul Rehman Doctor, Kaashif Makbul Doctor , Mahesh Mafatlal Desai and Om Rajendra Pandya.
The four accused were produced before a special court in Ahmedabad on Friday and were sent by the court to five days of ED custody for further investigation.
"The accused were involved in laundering of more than Rs 100 crore of proceeds of crime through bank accounts opened in the name of their associates and employees. They used pre-activated SIM cards for the purpose of operating these accounts," ED said.
The proceeds of crime were laundered by converting the same into crypto currency (USDT) and by routing the cash through various hawala operators to evade regulatory scrutiny.
The ED further said that Makbul Doctor, his sons Kaashif Makbul Doctor and Bassam Makbul Doctor, Mahesh Desai , Om Rajendra Pandya and other accomplices defrauded the gullible people through various cyber frauds such as digital arrests, forex trading, threatening innocent individuals by sending fake notices of law enforcement agencies and the Supreme Court.
In a countrywide drive against cybercrimes, ED has already attached more than Rs 8,500 crore of assets of such scammers and identified proceeds of crime of over Rs 28,000 crore.
Sources said the anti-money laundering agency has involved all its zonal offices to take up investigation cases of cybercrimes where the state police or any other agency has already registered an FIR.
The special task force (STF) and two headquarters investigation units (HIUs) in Delhi have also been engaged in probing some high-value cases. So far, in an ongoing investigation, the agency has arrested at least 106 accused and suspects.
The four accused were produced before a special court in Ahmedabad on Friday and were sent by the court to five days of ED custody for further investigation.
"The accused were involved in laundering of more than Rs 100 crore of proceeds of crime through bank accounts opened in the name of their associates and employees. They used pre-activated SIM cards for the purpose of operating these accounts," ED said.
The proceeds of crime were laundered by converting the same into crypto currency (USDT) and by routing the cash through various hawala operators to evade regulatory scrutiny.
The ED further said that Makbul Doctor, his sons Kaashif Makbul Doctor and Bassam Makbul Doctor, Mahesh Desai , Om Rajendra Pandya and other accomplices defrauded the gullible people through various cyber frauds such as digital arrests, forex trading, threatening innocent individuals by sending fake notices of law enforcement agencies and the Supreme Court.
In a countrywide drive against cybercrimes, ED has already attached more than Rs 8,500 crore of assets of such scammers and identified proceeds of crime of over Rs 28,000 crore.
Sources said the anti-money laundering agency has involved all its zonal offices to take up investigation cases of cybercrimes where the state police or any other agency has already registered an FIR.
The special task force (STF) and two headquarters investigation units (HIUs) in Delhi have also been engaged in probing some high-value cases. So far, in an ongoing investigation, the agency has arrested at least 106 accused and suspects.
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