A search operation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has led to the recovery of over Rs 17 crore from the premises of a businessman in Kolkata. The anti-money laundering agency raided six locations in Kolkata including one in Garden Reach area, where the ED brought in cash-counting machines to count the amount recovered.
The search started on Saturday morning at the premises of Aamir Khan, who ED officials say is not cooperating with the agency. The counting of cash ended on Sunday morning,
The ED said that Rs 17 crore and 32 lakhs was recoverd during the raids.
Visuals of the raids show stacks of currency notes mostly in the Rs 500 denomination. There are Rs 2,000 and Rs 200 notes as well.
The probe agency said the raids were connected to a mobile gaming application, which has been cheating people and the money recovered is what the accused amassed after duping the public.
The gaming app called "E-Nuggets" is promoted by the accused, Aamir Khan, the probe agency said in a statement.
The case stems from a first information report, or FIR, of the Kolkata Police filed against the company and its promoters in February 2021.
Officials of the agency were accompanied by personnel from the central forces to ensure law and order during the raids. Bank officials also accompanied the ED officers.
The agency is investigating if this app and its operators had links with other "Chinese controlled" apps that had been issuing loans at exorbitant rates and trapping people in a debt trap.
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