The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen bitcoins worth Rs. 12.83 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following an investigation against a person named Aamir Khan and others related to mobile gaming application – E-Nuggets.
According to the enforcement agency, on the basis of a complaint filed by the federal, Park Street Police Station, Kolkata Police initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR filed on February 15, 2021 against Aamir Khan and others under various sections of the IPC. In the Court of the Bank Officer, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta.
Nesar Ahmed Khan’s son Aamir Khan launched mobile gaming application e-Nuggets, which was designed to cheat people, the ED said.
“Further, after collecting a large amount of money from the public, withdrawals from this app were suddenly stopped for some reason. Thereafter, all data including profile information was wiped from the said app’s server,” the agency said on Wednesday.
The agency’s investigation revealed that the accused was transferring part of the proceeds illegally earned through the gaming app (e-nuggets) abroad using cryptocurrency exchanges.
“It was found that one such dummy account was opened in WazirX in the name of Sima Naskar, owner of Pixel Design, which was used to buy cryptocurrencies/crypto assets. Subsequently, these cryptocurrencies were transferred from one account to another. Crypto exchange stands for ‘Binance ‘,” it said.
Earlier this month, it was reported that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided the promoters of a Kolkata-based mobile gaming app company. The authorities have seized more than 50 lakhs in cash. 7 crore during the raid, reportedly, which was part of a money laundering investigation. A gaming app called e-Nuggets and its promoters, identified as Aamir Khan and others, were investigated by the ED after an FIR was filed against the company. ED disclosed about the raid through a tweet.
