The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted six search operations in Kolkata on Saturday in connection with an investigation into mobile gambling applications. Huge cash of more than Rs 7 crore has been confiscated.
"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
According to ED, an FIR was filed at Park Street Police Station. The raids were carried out at six offices of the gaming app ‘E-Nuggets’. Amir Khan, the creator of the mobile gaming application, has been named as an accused in the case.
The ED is also investigating whether the app’s operators had ties to other Chinese apps that provided inflated loans to people. After some borrowers committed suicide as a result of harassment by collection agents for these illegal lenders, the government launched a crackdown on illegal Chinese loan apps.
