The central investigation agency ED has conducted a search operation at more than two dozen locations in connection with the money laundering case related to a mobile app and illegal broadcasting of two matches of the Cricket World Cup. During this, important evidence was collected. During the investigation, the role of two Pakistani-origin accused has come to the fore in front of the investigating agency. Based on all the inputs related to them, the Ahmedabad branch of ED is conducting further investigation. After registering a case under the Money Laundering Act, the investigating agency conducted a search operation at locations like Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Coimbatore to investigate the matter. Many important evidences, electronic evidence were seized.
case related to cricket match
Before ED, this case was registered in the Cyber Crime Police Station of Gujarat Police in Ahmedabad. However, that case was registered under sections related to cyber crime. Later, when ED took over this case, it turned out to be related to a mobile application. The name of this application is MagicWin. Along with this, the website of this mobile app also came under the radar of the investigating agency. When a detailed investigation was done about this mobile app company and its website, the names of two Pakistanis and their connections came to light.
However, the investigating agency is not sharing any information about those two suspected Pakistanis, as this matter is currently under investigation. The investigating agency is investigating this matter very carefully. The ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was organized in the month of June this year. Sources say that a private company had the right to broadcast that match. But the high-voltage match between India and Pakistan was broadcast for free through the MagicWin mobile application. Its OTT platform Disney-Hotstar suffered huge losses.
Crores in cash and crypto currency seized
According to sources in the investigation agency, while taking action in this case, about Rs 30 lakh cash belonging to the accused and their company, about Rs 2 crore in bank accounts and crypto currency wallets worth about Rs 12 crore have also been frozen. Along with this, the Pakistan connection of the accused in this case is also being investigated. During this investigation, many other crypto wallets have also come to light in the investigation of the investigating agency, which the investigating agency is busy investigating in detail.
Tags: enforcement directorate
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 19, 2024, 20:02 IST
