ED team attacked in Delhi during raid, official sustains injuries
PTC News Desk: A team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked during a raid in Delhi's Bijwasan area on Thursday. An official of the probe agency sustained injuries during the attack and continued with the searches after he was given first aid, officials said.
According to the reports, the official injured in the attack was identified as additional director of ED. The central probe agency had registered an FIR in connection with the case pertaining to cyber app fraud linked to the UAE-based Pyypl payment aggregator.
“Five people were there and one of them ran away. The premises are secured and an FIR is being filed. One additional director of ED was injured in the incident,” the probe agency said.
The ED stated that the raids, conducted by its High-Intensity Unit (HIU), were the result of an investigation that revealed the laundering of illegal funds obtained from various cybercrimes, such as phishing scams, QR code fraud, and part-time job scams.
“The Enforcement Directorate’s High-Intensity Unit (HIU) launched extensive searches today targeting top chartered accountants allegedly linked to a massive cybercrime network operating across India. The raids follow an investigation that uncovered the laundering of illicit funds generated from thousands of cybercrimes, including phishing scams, QR code fraud, and part-time job scams,” ED said.
- PTC NEWS
