Big crackdown on online gaming firms as Gamezkraft founders land in ED custody
The ED has arrested three Gamezkraft founders after searches in Karnataka and NCR as scrutiny intensifies on online money gaming platforms under the new gaming law.
The ED has arrested three Gamezkraft founders after searches in Karnataka and NCR as scrutiny intensifies on online money gaming platforms under the new gaming law.
Sushil Mohta and his son Saket Mohta, promoters of the Merlin Group, along with others, are accused of fraud, forgery, organised criminal activity, and criminal conspiracy.
According to the ED, the company and its promoters are suspected of creating a false chain of land ownership using forged documents. These documents were allegedly used to claim control over land, leading to accusations of land grabbing.
A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, issued notice to the ED on Soren’s petition seeking quashing of the criminal complaint filed against him.
The ED stated that an amount higher than the contract value was deposited in Jayasurya’s account and alleged that the money constituted proceeds of crime generated through fraud by the company’s owners.
It is said that his statement will be recorded by the anti money laundering agency in the matter related to the 1xBet case, at the ED office.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Lichen Metals Private Limited (LMPL) and four others before a special court in Kolkata on charges of forgery relating to the duty-free import of gold, an official said on Saturday.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chandigarh has provisionally attached properties worth approximately ₹14.06 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with an ongoing investigation into a disproportionate assets (DA) case against retired IAS officer ML Tayal and others.
The ED said that the credit facilities in question were approved during Goel’s leadership at Uco Bank.
The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Gurugram Zonal Office has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at Rs. 2,348 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in connection with a massive real estate fraud involving WTC Faridabad Infrastructure Pvt.
