ED Attaches Rs 3.72 Crore Properties In International Cyber Fraud Case

Times of India · india

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 3.72 crore in an international cyber fraud investigation. The case involves an organised network operating fraudulent call centres in India to target British nationals, especially the elderly. Accused impersonated UK telecommunication and law enforcement representatives to trick victims into downloading remote-access software and transferring money. The ED's investigation, based on a Gorakhpur police FIR, found proceeds of crime estimated at Rs 7 crore, with funds laundered to India, Bangladesh, and Thailand.