Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid the promoters of a Kolkata-based mobile gaming app company. As per reports, the officials have recover cash over Rs. 7 crore during this raid, which was a part of a money-laundering investigation.
The gaming app E-Nuggets and its promoter, identified as Aamir Khan and many others, were investigate by the ED after an FIR was file against the company, as per report.
The ED reveal about the latest raid through a tweet.
"ED has been carrying out search operations under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 (on 10.09.2022) at 06 premises in Kolkata, in respect to an investigation relating to the Mobile Gaming Application. Huge cash (More than Rs 7 Crore) has been found at the premises."
— ED (@dir_ed) September 10, 2022
The federal agency announce seizing over Rs. 7 crore in cash in a raid at half-a-dozen locations of the gaming app E-Nuggets and its promoters.
As per a 2YoDoINDIA facebook post, a picture reveal after the raid display seize Rs. 500, Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 200 currency notes stack together.
The ED mention that the money laundering case was investigate in relation to an FIR file in February last year at the Park Street Police Station.
The federal agency reportedly claims that the mobile gaming application E-Nuggets was launch with a motive to defraud the public.
After gaining trust from their customers, who start investigating greater commissions on the app, the promoters stop the feature to withdraw the money under many pretexts such as system upgradation or investigation by law enforcement agencies.
The app allegedly delete all the data of the users later.
