The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided 15 locations in five cities, including Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Haryana, and Mumbai, as part of a money laundering probe linked to a tech support scam. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following multiple FIRs filed by the Delhi Police, according to an ANI report.
According to the Enforcement Directorate, the accused were operating fake call centres from areas such as Rohini, Paschim Vihar, and Rajouri Garden in Delhi. These centres allegedly posed as representatives of global technology companies to deceive foreign nationals. In several cases, the fraudsters impersonated law enforcement officers to extort money by threatening victims with arrest or legal action.
Crypto trail reveals international money movement
Investigators found that the accused used crypto wallets that recorded transactions worth millions of US dollars. The agency is now working to trace the entire money trail and identify both Indian and foreign beneficiaries involved in the scam.
The searches aimed to recover digital evidence, financial documents, and other material to strengthen the money laundering case. Several individuals are under investigation for aiding or profiting from the fraudulent operations.
The raids are part of a larger crackdown by the ED against cyber-enabled financial crimes targeting global victims. The agency plans to expand its probe to uncover links between Indian operators and international networks that facilitated the transnational fraud.
