The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached movable properties to the tune of ₹5.87 crore in the form of balances available in the bank accounts of various individuals and entities in a case related to illegal online betting and gambling under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The ED initiated investigation under PMLA on the basis of an FIR registered by Viveknagar Police Station in Bengaluru on a complaint received from the office of Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) alleging involvement of companies in online gambling, betting and suspicious illegal activities.
The ED investigation revealed that different companies were registered by the accused persons Shyamala N and Umar Farooq using the documents of other persons.