Aamir Khan has been taken into custody by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with an investigation being undertaken into the Mobile Gaming Application, known as E-nuggets. The accused has been placed in ED’s custody for 14 days by the Honorable Special Court. The complaint made by Federal Bank officials in the court of Learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta served as the basis for the FIR bearing No. 30 of 2021 dated 15.02.2021 filed by Park Street Police Station, Kolkata Police, against Aamir Khan & others under sections 420, 406, 409, 468, 469, 471, and 34 of the IPC.
Aamir Khan, the son of Nesar Ahmed Khan, released the mobile game software E-Nuggets with the intention of scamming users. Additionally, after receiving a sizeable donation from the general public, the withdrawal from the aforementioned App abruptly came to an end under the guise of various justifications. Then, all information—including profile information—was removed from the previous App servers. More than 300 separate accounts were used to launder the money, it was found. The earnings were also used to purchase cryptocurrencies.
Ed freezes several assets earlier on throughout the probe into Aamir Khan and his cronies. An Amount of Rs 17.32 crore in cash was discovered and confiscated from Aamir Khan’s residence. 85.91870554 The Binance Exchange’s balance of bitcoins worth USD 16,74,255.7 (about Rs 13.56 crore at the time, based on market exchange rates) was frozen. A total of Rs 47.64 lakhs worth of cryptocurrency, including WRX (the utility token of WazirX) and USDT, were locked in WazirX accounts. The 5.47 crore rupees discovered in Aamir Khan and his accomplice’s bank account have been blocked.
A balance of 150.22 Bitcoins worth USD 24,86,693.73 (Rs 22,82 Cr) that was discovered on the Binance Exchange was frozen. From Mr Romen Agarwal’s home property, cash totalling Rs. 1.65 Cr. and 44.5 Bitcoins (at the time worth Rs. 7.12 Cr.) were confiscated and placed in escrow. Mr Romen Agarwal was detained on October 20, 2022, and is currently engaged in intra-national transactions, including the transfer of illegally obtained funds from criminals inside and outside the country. Currently, he is under judicial custody.
So far, investigations under the PMLA have resulted in the seizure or freezing of a total of Rs 68.42 Crore. Further research is now being conducted.
