India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen 44.5 extra bitcoins as a part of an ongoing cash laundering investigation into cell gaming app E-nuggets. The authority has already frozen practically 86 bitcoins at crypto trade Binance referring to the identical investigation.
India’s ED Freezes Extra Bitcoin in E-nuggets Case
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) introduced Thursday that it has frozen 44.5 bitcoins beneath the nation’s Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED is the federal government of India’s legislation enforcement and financial intelligence company.
The official Twitter account for the ED tweeted:
ED has carried out search operation at 2 premises in Kolkata and seized money of Rs 1.65 Cr, froze 44.5 bitcoin (equal Rs 7.12 Cr) & different incriminating paperwork beneath PMLA, in respect to an investigation being carried out referring to the cell gamming app., particularly E-nuggets.
The authority defined: “Aamir Khan, s/o Nesar Ahmed Khan launched a cell gaming utility particularly E-Nuggets, which was designed for the aim of defrauding public … It was revealed that a number of accounts (greater than 300) have been used to launder the cash.”
Previous to Thursday’s announcement, the ED has already frozen cryptocurrencies referring to its investigation of E-nuggets a number of occasions.
On Sept. 28, the ED stated it has frozen 77.62710139 bitcoins at cryptocurrency trade Binance. The authority subsequently froze extra BTC. In its Sept. 30 announcement, the ED stated a complete of “85.91870554 bitcoins equal to USD $1674255.7 (equal to Rs 13.56 Cr approx. as per market trade price) present in stability in Binance trade was freezed.” The ED has additionally frozen WRX (the utility token of Indian crypto trade Wazirx) and stablecoin tether (USDT) equal to Rs 47.64 lakhs in Wazirx accounts referring to the E-nuggets case.
The ED said Thursday:
Throughout investigations carried out beneath PMLA thus far, an quantity of Rs 51.16 Cr has been seized/ freezed in whole on this case.
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