But what about Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi who had swindled more than Rs 7000 crore? Why did their wrongdoing not come to light before they left (India)? "If Rs 7 crore has been unearthed, the source of that money should certainly be investigated.
Hakim wondered if the ED's investigations into money laundering cases are restricted to states ruled by non-BJP parties like West Bengal. The BJP rejected the charge, saying the raids were only against unscrupulous businessmen, and asked the TMC leader if he had anything to hide. Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said the TMC has nothing to do with the businessman concerned but alleged that the Centre wanted to drive away investors from the state by spreading the fear of "harassment" by federal agencies. The counting of notes was seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from the residence of city-based businessman Nasir Khan and his son Amir Khan in connection with the mobile gaming app fraud continues on Saturday evening.Īlso Read - 'Crores of rupees' recovered by ED in Kolkata raid BJP blames Trinamool for rampant corruptionĪccording to sources, over Rs 16 crore have been recovered till now from the Garden Reach residence of Amir Khan, who allegedly launched a mobile gaming application named E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public. A photograph released by the federal agency showed bundles of seized Rs 500 currency notes along with a few in the denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 200 stacked together on a bed. The ED had raided the promoters of the company as part of a money-laundering investigation. A raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on a Kolkata-based gaming app company, which resulted in the recovery of Rs 17 crore in cash, has triggered a war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP.
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