Nagpur, 25 June

(HS): The Enforcement Directorate raided several places in Surat and Ahmedabad

in Gujarat and in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, in connection with money laundering

cases, cybercrimes, including digital arrest and money transfers. The fraud is

estimated to be of the proportion of about Rs 100 crore.

The

investigation was initiated by the Surat sub-zonal office of the ED, which searched several places simultaneously on Wednesday.

The money

laundering case stems from an FIR against Makbul Doctor, Kaashif Doctor, Bassam

Doctor, Mahesh Mafatlal Desai, Maaz Abdul Raheem Nada, and others. The accused

have been allegedly cheating people through various cyber frauds, threatening

the victims by sending fake notices of law enforcement agencies. They transferred

the money into dummy persons’ accounts. The illegally collected money was converted

into crypto currency through different agencies or used in Hawala operations.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar