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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6357808" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="enforcement-directorate" source="Orion">Enforcement Directorate</keyword> (<keyword id="12163" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ed" source="Orion">ED</keyword>) has reportedly raided 44 locations across the country.</li><li>The locations reportedly belong to Chinese smartphone maker <keyword id="215177" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="vivo" source="Orion">Vivo</keyword> and its related firms.</li><li>The financial watchdog is reportedly investigating violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</li></ul>In a major crackdown on Chinese smartphone makers, India’s financial watchdog Enforcement Directorate (ED), has reportedly raided 44 locations across the country. The raids were conducted as part of its investigation into violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The raids were reportedly conducted at places belonging to Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and its related firms. The raids are reportedly underway in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and several other states. It is unclear why the ED has raided Vivo or what evidence it has recovered so far from the raids. "Vivo is cooperating with the authorities to provide them with all required information. As a responsible corporate, we are committed to be fully compliant with laws," a Vivo spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider India. Vivo is not the first Chinese smartphone maker under the ED’s scanner. Earlier this year, the ED had ordered a seizure of ₹5,551.27 crores from <keyword id="874458" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="xiaomi" source="Orion">Xiaomi</keyword> India, claiming that the company had illegally remitted ₹5,551.27 crores in February 2022. The company had later approached the Karnataka High Court, which had reserved its verdict. Xiaomi had <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/exclusive-84-of-the-5551-27-crore-seized-from-xiaomi-india-were-remitted-to-qualcomm-group/articleshow/91560593.cms">claimed</a> that 84% of the amount mentioned above was remitted to Qualcomm as part of royalty payments. ED is not the only agency has is investigating Chinese smartphone makers. The Income Tax Department conducted <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/income-tax-department-raids-xiaomi-oppo-and-oneplus-offices-in-india/articleshow/88432807.cms">raids</a> across 15 locations of Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, Dixon, and other companies in December 2021. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/exclusive-84-of-the-5551-27-crore-seized-from-xiaomi-india-were-remitted-to-qualcomm-group/articleshow/91560593.cms">EXCLUSIVE: 84% of the ₹5,551.27 crore of the alleged illegal remittance by Xiaomi India were to the Qualcomm Group</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/income-tax-department-raids-xiaomi-oppo-and-oneplus-offices-in-india/articleshow/88432807.cms">Income Tax department reportedly raids Xiaomi, Oppo and OnePlus offices in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/chinese-state-media-says-indias-seizure-of-over-5500-crore-from-xiaomi-could-be-seen-as-a-crackdown-on-chinese-companies/articleshow/91434053.cms">Chinese state media says India's seizure of over ₹5,500 crore from Xiaomi could be seen as a crackdown on Chinese companies</a>

After Xiaomi, Vivo comes under the Enforcement Directorate’s scanner

<ul><li>A report has revealed that <keyword id="215177" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vivo" source="Orion">Vivo</keyword> reportedly transferred nearly $8 billion (₹62,000 crore) to its parent company in <keyword id="1334" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword>.</li><li>The Enforcement Directorate had conducted raids across 44 locations belonging to Vivo and its associates.</li><li>The ED is reportedly investigating the transfer and why the company reported its profits as expenditure.</li></ul>The Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s financial watchdog recently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/ed-has-reportedly-raided-44-locations-of-vivo-and-related-firms-across-the-country/articleshow/92672031.cms">conducted raids</a> across 44 offices belonging to <keyword id="2829414" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vivo-india" source="Orion">Vivo India</keyword> and its related firms, as part of ED’s investigations into violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Chinese smartphone maker and its associates. According to a <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/exclusive-ed-probes-rs-62000-cr-fund-transfer-to-vivo-indias-chinese-parent-340713-2022-07-07">report</a> by Business Today, Vivo reportedly transferred nearly $8 billion (₹62,000 crore) to its parent company in China over a five year period from 2017 to 2021. "The agency is investigating why Vivo India declared profit as expenditure in its balance sheet and transferred substantial sums of money to China," an official familiar with the matter told Business Today. The above report has revealed that the company’s total turnover during the period was around ₹1.25 lakh crore. This shows it transferred nearly half of its turnover to its Chinese parent, if the reported numbers are correct. The money laundering case against Vivo was filed by ED after taking cognizance of a FIR filed by the Economic Offenses Wing of the Delhi Police against a Vivo distributor based in Jammu and Kashmir. The FIR alleged that Chinese shareholders of the company had forged their identity documents. According to the above report, ED suspects that the identity was forged to launder money using shell companies and “proceeds of the crime” have been sent to China and other businesses to bypass Indian rules. The Press Trust of India in a <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1545016847669415936">tweet </a>citing ED has said the actual amount remitted by Vivo is around ₹62,476 crore. The tweet further added that the amount was transferred to avoid taxes in India. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="ED seizes funds, cash and gold from Vivo" comment="subhead" text="ED seizes funds, cash and gold from Vivo">ED seizes funds, cash and gold from Vivo</cmsannotation> <div type="twitter" handle="PTI_News" handlename="Press Trust of India" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/826806758513446913/2__zaKJN_normal.jpg" favoritecount="150" retweetcount="31" status="Raids on Vivo: ED seizes funds of Rs 465 crore, Rs 73 lakh in cash and 2 kg gold under anti-money laundering law" createdat="1657195616000" id="1545016511982555136"></div> The Enforcement Directorate has reportedly seized ₹456 crore in funds, ₹73 lakh in cash and 2 kg gold from Vivo under the money laundering act. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Second Chinese smartphone maker to come under the ED scanner" comment="subhead" text="Second Chinese smartphone maker to come under the ED scanner">Second Chinese smartphone maker to come under the ED scanner</cmsannotation> This is the second instance of a Chinese company coming under the scanner of the Indian authorities for remitting money outside India. Earlier, Xiaomi came under the ED scanner for remitting over ₹5,500 crore. A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/vivo-ed-raids-two-chinese-directors-of-a-related-company-flee/articleshow/92714054.cms">report</a> has also revealed that two Chinese directors of a company related to Vivo have fled India after the ED raids. The two directors were reportedly working for Solan, a Himachal Pradesh-based company that was associated with Vivo. They were allegedly made directors in the company using forged documents. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/ed-has-reportedly-raided-44-locations-of-vivo-and-related-firms-across-the-country/articleshow/92672031.cms">After Xiaomi, Vivo comes under the Enforcement Directorate’s scanner</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/exclusive-84-of-the-5551-27-crore-seized-from-xiaomi-india-were-remitted-to-qualcomm-group/articleshow/91560593.cms">EXCLUSIVE: 84% of the ₹5,551.27 crore of the alleged illegal remittance by Xiaomi India were to the Qualcomm Group</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/china-unhappy-with-vivo-raids-says-frequent-probes-chill-investor-confidence/articleshow/92715136.cms">China unhappy with Vivo raids, says frequent probes 'chill' investor confidence</a>

Vivo reportedly transferred nearly $8 billion to its parent company in China

Recently, a Ponzi scam was busted in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Noida&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Noida</a> and they promised returns for hitting "likes" online. This is now the subject of a multi-agency investigation. 
 
Recently, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Enforcement+Directorate&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Enforcement Directorate</a> conducted raids at five premises in Noida, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Ghaziabad&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Ghaziabad</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Kanpur&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Kanpur</a> related to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Anubhav+Mittal&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Anubhav Mittal</a>, the 26-year-old kingpin of the scam, his wife Ayushi and four companies they ran - Ablaze Info Solutions Pvt Ltd, Social Trade Pvt Ltd, 3W Digital Pvt Ltd and <keyword id="4143399" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="intmaart-pvt-ltd">Intmaart Pvt Ltd</keyword>. 
 The fraud was estimated to be of Rs 3,700 crore and the income tax department, <keyword id="107956" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Serious-Fraud-Investigation-Office">Serious Fraud Investigation Office</keyword> (SFIO) and <keyword id="129368" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hyderabad-police">Hyderabad Police</keyword> have also started their own investigations into this. 
 
The ED raid came after its Lucknow office registered a case under the anti-money laundering Act. 
 
Additional director of ED's Lucknow zone Rajeshwar Singh told ET, "Searches have resulted in recovery of incriminating documents."

3,700cr Noida Ponzi scam: ED raids 5 premises in 3 cities

New Delhi, Jun 16 () Beleaguered tours and travel services firm Cox &amp; Kings on Tuesday said its official premises were not raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The company was replying in a clarification sought by the BSE, on the media reports about the raids on premises of the company in the Yes Bank case on June 8. "We can confirm that the official premises of the Cox &amp; Kings Ltd were not raided by the ED. Therefore there is no written communication received from the ED to the company," Resolution Professional of Cox &amp; Kings Ashutosh Agarwala said in a letter to the BSE. As per the available information, few raids were carried out by the ED at the residential premises of the suspended directors of the company and erstwhile key managerial personnel (KMP) who all have resigned from the company, it added. These raids were carried out by the ED in the matter of loan availed by the company from Yes Bank under the tenure of the board of directors which are now suspended due to commencement of corporate insolvency resolution process, the reply said. Cox &amp; Kings Ltd is undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process vide NCLT order dated October 22, 2019. Agarwala was appointed as resolution professional of the company vide NCLT order dated January 10, 2020. The ED had searched the premises of the company promoter Ajay Ajit Peter (Peter Kerkar), Directors Pesi Patel and Abhishek Goenka, former chief financial officer Anil Khandelwal and internal auditor Naresh Jain in Mumbai on June 8. The action was carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and was in connection with the Yes Bank money laundering case being investigated by the central agency where it has also arrested the bank's co-founder Rana Kapoor. The agency, in a statement, had said the group and its companies have outstanding loans amounting to Rs 3,642 crore. AKT NES MKJ

Yes Bank case: Cox & Kings says official premises not raided by ED

<ul><li><keyword id="215177" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="vivo" source="Orion">Vivo</keyword> has allegedly transferred ₹62,476 crore to its parent company in China, in addition to being caught with 2 kilo gold bars in one of its offices.</li><li>The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that Vivo remitted the amount to avoid paying taxes in India.</li><li>The financial watchdog has blocked over a hundred bank accounts of the company.</li></ul>Chinese smartphone maker Vivo is currently in hot waters with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in India after the financial watchdog accused the company and its associates in India of violating the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/ed-has-reportedly-raided-44-locations-of-vivo-and-related-firms-across-the-country/articleshow/92672031.cms">conducted raids</a> across 44 premises of Vivo and its associates in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and several other states across the country. The ED has accused Vivo of remitting nearly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/vivo-reportedly-transferred-nearly-8-billion-to-its-parent-company-in-china/articleshow/92726095.cms">$8 billion</a> to China. Here’s everything that you need to know about the allegations against Vivo. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Vivo has reportedly sent ₹62,476 crore to China to evade taxes" comment="subhead" text="Vivo has reportedly sent ₹62,476 crore to China to evade taxes">Vivo has reportedly sent ₹62,476 crore to China to <keyword id="14399574" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="evade-taxes" source="Orion">evade taxes</keyword></cmsannotation> According to a <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1545016847669415936">report</a> by PTI, the ED has claimed that Vivo has remitted ₹62,476 crore, which is around 50% of its revenue over a five-year period to its parent company in China to avoid paying taxes. "The agency is investigating why Vivo India declared profit as expenditure in its balance sheet and transferred substantial sums of money to China," an official familiar with the matter told <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/exclusive-ed-probes-rs-62000-cr-fund-transfer-to-vivo-indias-chinese-parent-340713-2022-07-07">Business Today</a>. The money laundering case against Vivo was filed by the agency after taking cognizance of an FIR filed by the Economic Offenses Wing of the Delhi Police against a Vivo distributor based in Jammu and Kashmir. The report has claimed that Chinese shareholders of the company have used forged identity documents. The ED has claimed that the identity was forged to launder money using shell companies and “proceeds of the crime” have been sent to China and other businesses to bypass Indian rules. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Two directors flee the country" comment="subhead" text="Two directors flee the country">Two directors flee the country</cmsannotation> A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/vivo-ed-raids-two-chinese-directors-of-a-related-company-flee/articleshow/92714054.cms">report</a> has also revealed that two Chinese directors of a company related to Vivo fled India after the ED raids. The directors were part of Solan, a Himachal Pradesh-based company that was associated with Vivo. The agency has claimed that the Chinese nationals were made directors of the company using forged documents. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="India blocks over a hundred accounts linked to Vivo" comment="subhead" text="India blocks over a hundred accounts linked to Vivo">India blocks over a hundred accounts linked to Vivo</cmsannotation> As part of its investigation into money laundering violations, the ED has <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-blocks-119-accounts-linked-to-chinas-vivo-in-money-laundering-probe/articleshow/92729778.cms">reportedly</a> blocked 119 bank accounts linked to Vivo. The accounts reportedly have over ₹465 crore. The agency has also seized ₹73 lakh in cash and 2kg gold. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="China calls for a “fair and non-discriminatory business environment”" comment="subhead" text="China calls for a “fair and non-discriminatory business environment”">China calls for a “fair and non-discriminatory business environment”</cmsannotation> After the ED raided Vivo and its associates, a spokesperson from the Chinese embassy <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/china-unhappy-with-vivo-raids-says-frequent-probes-chill-investor-confidence/articleshow/92715136.cms">called</a> for a “fair and non-discriminatory business environment” for Chinese firms in the country. "The Chinese government has always asked Chinese companies to comply with local laws and regulations in their overseas operations and will firmly support Chinese companies to maintain their legitimate rights and interests," Wang Xiaojian counselor and spokesperson, Chinese Embassy in India said in a statement. "The Indian side should act in line with laws and regulations and provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese firms," Xiaojian added. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="India hits back, says Vivo needs to follow the law of the land" comment="subhead" text="India hits back, says Vivo needs to follow the law of the land">India hits back, says Vivo needs to follow the law of the land</cmsannotation> The Indian side has also hit back after the Chinese spokesperson called upon India to provide a non-discriminatory business environment. "Companies that operate here need to follow the law of the land. Our legal authorities are taking steps as per the law of the land. I don't see the case to make comments as such on it," Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson, ministry of external affairs said in a media briefing. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/chinese-smartphone-maker-huawei-comes-under-the-it-departments-scanner-over-tax-evasion/articleshow/92739828.cms">Chinese smartphone maker Huawei comes under the IT department’s scanner over tax evasion</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/exclusive-84-of-the-5551-27-crore-seized-from-xiaomi-india-were-remitted-to-qualcomm-group/articleshow/91560593.cms">EXCLUSIVE: 84% of the ₹5,551.27 crore of the alleged illegal remittance by Xiaomi India were to the Qualcomm Group</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/vivo-reportedly-transferred-nearly-8-billion-to-its-parent-company-in-china/articleshow/92726095.cms">Vivo reportedly transferred nearly $8 billion to its parent company in China</a>

Vivo's offices caught with 2 kilo gold bars after sending ₹62,000 crore back to China – all you need to know on the ED probe

<ul><li>WazirX's trading volumes have sunk by over 55 % in the past week. </li><li>Estimated to have 15 million users, WazirX is India’s largest crypto exchange. </li><li><keyword id="4090915" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="wrx" source="Orion">WRX</keyword> crypto token nosedived from ₹23 per coin earlier this month to ₹17 on Wednesday. </li></ul>Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has witnessed a sharp 50 percent drop in trading on its platform, while its WRX crypto token nosedived from ₹23 per coin earlier this month to ₹17 on Wednesday, as the row between Nischal Shetty-run crypto platform WazirX and <keyword id="14687922" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="changpeng-zhao-run" source="Orion">Changpeng Zhao-run</keyword> <keyword id="6359140" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="binance" source="Orion">Binance</keyword> continued. In the last seven days, WazirX's trading volumes have sunk by over 55 percent -- from $4.3 million on August 5 to $2 million on August 9. WazirX, which has nearly 15 million users and is India's biggest crypto exchange, is in the thick of a controversy since the <keyword id="6357808" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="enforcement-directorate" source="Orion">Enforcement Directorate</keyword> (ED) raids at its parent company, <keyword id="12851812" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="zanmai-labs" source="Orion">Zanmai Labs</keyword>. The ED raids resulted in Zhao-run Binance disowning WazirX, which it apparently acquired on November 21, 2019. Zanmai Labs said in its latest statement that it has fully cooperated with the ED and WazirX is a platform co-operated by Zanmai Labs Pvt Ltd (Zanmai Labs) and Binance. "The ED appears to be investigating the transactions of certain users and Zanmai Labs has no affiliation to such users and is unaware about the purpose of their transactions," said the company. After the ED raids on Zanmai Labs, Binance first disowned WazirX, and then said that it is removing the off-chain fund transfer channel between WazirX and Binance. Zanmai Labs said that there seems to be a major misunderstanding about off-chain transactions between WazirX and Binance. "Off-chain transactions between WazirX and Binance can only be done by a user between his/her/its own account on the two platforms. Hence, KYC details are available for all off-chain transfers as well (and have been submitted to the ED when requested)," it argued. WazirX is the largest crypto exchange in India and its annual trading volume exceeded $43 billion in 2021.

Trading on Indian crypto exchange WazirX drops by over 55%, WRX token loses sheen

<ul><li>Last month, ED sleuths raided <keyword id="6672551" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wazirx" source="Orion">WazirX</keyword>'s parent company <keyword id="14679518" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="zanmai-lab" source="Orion">Zanmai Lab</keyword> and froze assets worth Rs 64.67 crore. </li><li>The ED has been conducting an investigation of 16 fintech companies and Instant loan apps.</li><li>WazirX is India's largest crypto exchange and has over 12 million users.</li></ul> Crypto exchange WazirX on Monday said the <keyword id="6357808" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="enforcement-directorate" source="Orion">Enforcement Directorate</keyword> (ED) has allowed it to use its bank accounts after it cooperated with the investigators by providing them all the necessary details, information and documents of the alleged accused companies who used the WazirX platform. The company said in a statement that due to the active cooperation extended by WazirX and active anti-money laundering (AML) checks that led to the blocking of suspicious accounts, "ED has unfreezed the bank accounts of WazirX". "WazirX is now in a position to continue its banking operations as usual," said the crypto exchange. Last month, ED sleuths raided WazirX's parent company Zanmai Lab. It searched the premises and froze its bank assets worth ₹ 64.67 crore "for assisting accused instant loan App companies in laundering of fraud money via purchase and transfer of virtual crypto assets". The ED has been conducting an investigation of 16 fintech companies and Instant loan apps, some of them happened to use WazirX platform. The company clarified that it has no association with any of the alleged accused fintech and instant loan app entities which appear to be the subject of ED investigation and "is carrying out the <keyword id="12656622" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kyc/aml" source="Orion">KYC/AML</keyword> checks despite having no legal obligation to do so". "WazirX is like any other intermediary whose platform may have been misused. After an in-depth internal investigation, WazirX noticed that most of the users whose information was sought by ED were already identified as suspicious by WazirX internally and were already blocked in 2020-2021," said the company. WazirX is India's largest crypto exchange and has over 12 million users. Several crypto exchanges are under the ED radar for their alleged involvement in money laundering of around ₹ 10 billion. Late last month, crypto exchange <keyword id="10245463" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="coinswitch-kuber" source="Orion">CoinSwitch Kuber</keyword>'s CEO Ashish Singhal said that the company fully cooperated with the ED officials in <keyword id="6354321" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bengaluru" source="Orion">Bengaluru</keyword>, after reports surfaced that ED raided its premises over alleged money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Singhal said that the company's engagement with the ED was not related to any money laundering inquiry. "Enforcement Directorate-Bengaluru has been engaged with us with respect to functioning of our crypto platforms/exchanges. We are fully cooperating with them," he had said in a tweet thread. ED recently froze crypto lending platform Vauld's bank assets worth ₹ 370 crore over its "predatory lending practices". SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/how-will-the-search-message-by-date-work-on-whatsapp/articleshow/94145465.cms">WhatsApp may soon allow users to search messages by date — here’s how it will work</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/mensa-brands-acquires-myfitness-aims-to-turn-it-into-a-1000-crore-brand/articleshow/94146270.cms">Mensa Brands acquires MyFitness, aims to turn it into a ₹1,000 crore brand</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-tiago-electric-car-to-launch-soon/articleshow/94147690.cms">Tata Tiago EV to launch soon – could be the cheapest EV from the car maker</a>

ED allows WazirX to use bank accounts frozen after raids

New Delhi, Jan 17 () The ED on Friday said it has searched the premises of a former Mumbai-based chief engineer of the BMC and recovered documents related to purchase of a property in Dubai in an alleged illegal manner.
The central probe agency did not identify the officer.
The raid was conducted on "specific and reliable information" under the provision of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at the residential premises of an ex-chief engineer of the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a statement from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
It said that during the raid "incriminating" documents linked to "illegal acquisition" of a property held in Dubai has been recovered. 
 "It has been stated by the former chief engineer of BMC that he purchased the property in Dubai, located at Park Island, Bonaire Marsa, Dubai (measuring 89 sq mt), for Rs 70 lakh in 2012." 
 "The property is held jointly in the name of the person, his spouse and son," it added. 
 However, the ED alleged, that no such documents identifying the value of the property purchased in Dubai could be furnished by the officer. 
 "He was not able to explain the source of funds and also the mode of payment for purchase of the property," the agency said. 
 As per the documents recovered during the search, the said property is on rent and fetching an income of AED 65,000 (about Rs 13 lakh) yearly to the officer, the ED said. 
 The agency said it has also got evidences that an amount of Rs 40 lakh was transferred by the officer to his married daughter (a US national) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). 
 "Investigation to identify his source of fund is being conducted," it said. NES
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ED raids BMC ex-chief engineer in Mumbai; Dubai property papers recovered

Gandhinagar: The <keyword id="19895344" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Enforcement-Directorate" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Enforcement Directorate" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Enforcement Directorate">Enforcement Directorate</keyword> on Thursday conducted multi-city searches in Gujarat in connection with a <keyword id="19899231" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="money-laundering" source="keywords">money laundering</keyword> case linked to a GST "fraud" in which eight people, including a journalist, were arrested recently by the state police, official sources said. About 23 premises in cities of Rajkot, Junagadh, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Veraval were being raided by the federal agency after a case was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. Premises linked to arrested journalist <keyword id="23517167" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahesh-Langa" source="keywords">Mahesh Langa</keyword>, who works with <keyword id="21256671" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Hindu" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="The Hindu" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="The Hindu">The Hindu</keyword> newspaper, were also being covered. The money laundering case stems from an FIR of the Ahmedabad Police Crime Branch. The city Crime Branch registered the FIR against several persons and entities after getting a complaint from the Central GST over an alleged scam involving shell firms set up to defraud the government through <keyword id="23577822" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bogus-input-tax-credits" source="keywords">bogus input tax credits</keyword> and fraudulent transactions. Langa along with seven others was arrested after the Central GST found some suspicious transactions in bogus firms floated in the name of his wife and father using forged documents. After the registration of the FIR, the Crime Branch and Gujarat's Economic Offences Wing raided 14 locations across the state, including in Ahmedabad, Junagadh, Surat, Kheda and Bhavnagar. According to the Crime Branch, more than 200 fraudulently created firms worked across the country in an organised manner to defraud the government exchequer by availing bogus input tax credits and forged documents and identities were used to create these firms for tax evasion.

ED conducts raids in Gujarat in GST fraud case

<ul><li><keyword id="6359140" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="binance" source="Orion">Binance</keyword> will cease to support off-chain fund transfers between WazirX Exchange and Binance via the "Login with Binance" option. </li><li>Post raid by ED on WazirX’s parent company <keyword id="12851812" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="zanmai-labs" source="Orion">Zanmai Labs</keyword>, CEO of Binance denied any ownership in the company. </li><li>WazirX is the largest <keyword id="2721952" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="crypto" source="Orion">crypto</keyword> exchange in India and its annual trading volume exceeded $43 billion in 2021. </li></ul>The world's largest crypto exchange Binance, which disowned the Nischal Shetty-run crypto platform WazirX, on Monday said that it is removing the off-chain fund transfer channel between WazirX and Binance. The crypto platform will cease to support off-chain fund transfers between WazirX Exchange and Binance via the "Login with Binance" option, <keyword id="3415524" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="patrick-hillmann" source="Orion">Patrick Hillmann</keyword>, Chief Communications Officer, Binance, said in a statement. "Users will still be able to deposit and withdraw balances via the standard withdrawal and deposit process between Binance and WazirX," he said. Last week, after the <keyword id="6357808" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="enforcement-directorate" source="Orion">Enforcement Directorate</keyword> (ED) raids on WazirX's parent company Zanmai Lab, <keyword id="6222251" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="changpeng-zhao" source="Orion">Changpeng Zhao</keyword>, Founder and CEO of Binance, had said that the company does not own any equity in Zanmai Labs, the entity operating WazirX and established by the original founders. The ED searched the director of WazirX cryptocurrency and froze its bank assets worth ₹64.67 crore "for assisting accused instant loan App companies in laundering of fraud money via purchase and transfer of virtual crypto assets". Referring to Zanmai Labs, Hillmann said, "In relation to their operations of the WazirX Exchange, it has come to our attention that some users were given to believe that funds deposited in WazirX were managed by Binance. This is not the case". Moving forward, Binance will support Indian regulators in the ongoing matters concerning WazirX. WazirX is the largest crypto exchange in India and its annual trading volume exceeded $43 billion in 2021. Shetty, co-founder of WazirX, disputed Binance's claims in a series of tweets last week. "More facts about WazirX: Binance owns WazirX domain name, Binance has root access to AWS servers, Binance has all the Crypto assets, Binance has all the Crypto profits. Don't confuse Zanmai and WazirX", he had tweeted. On November 21, 2019, Binance said it had "acquired" WazirX. "This transaction was never completed. Binance has never - at any point - owned any shares of Zanmai Labs, the entity operating WazirX," according to Zhao.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) after conducting raids at multiple locations belonging to <keyword id="714947" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="payment-gateways" source="Orion">payment gateways</keyword> i.e <keyword id="6357120" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="paytm" source="Orion">Paytm</keyword> and PayU in connection with a case of Chinese Loan apps, asked Paytm to freeze certain amounts from a few Merchant IDs (MIDs). Sources said the raids were conducted in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram, Lucknow and <keyword id="6354925" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kolkata" source="Orion">Kolkata</keyword>. The ED has not given any official comment on the matter. On September 3, raids were conducted at the premises belonging to online payments gateways including <keyword id="14887233" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="razorpay-pvt-ltd" source="Orion">Razorpay Pvt Ltd</keyword>, Cashfree Payments and <keyword id="14887232" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="paytm-payment-services-ltd" source="Orion">Paytm Payment Services Ltd</keyword>. A Paytm spokesperson said that as part of the ongoing investigations of a specific set of merchants, the ED has sought information regarding such merchants to whom we provide payment processing solutions. "These merchants are independent entities, and none of them are our group entities. We are, and will continue to, fully cooperate with the authorities, and all the directive actions are being duly complied with," said the Paytm spokesperson. The ED has instructed Paytm to freeze certain amounts from the Merchant IDs of a specific set of merchant entities (as mentioned by the ED in its press release). "None of the funds which have been instructed to be frozen belong to Paytm or any of our group companies. As we have mentioned before, ED continues to seek information about certain merchants from various payment service providers, and we have shared the required information," the Paytm spokesperson said. What is the case? The case is based on 18 FIRs registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Bengaluru City, against numerous persons for their involvement in extortion and harassment of the public who had availed small loans through the mobile apps being run by those entities. "During enquiries, it had emerged that these entities are operated by Chinese persons. The modus operandi of these entities is that by using forged documents of Indians and making them dummy directors of those entities, they are generating proceeds of crime," the ED said. The ED had said that it has come to its notice that the entities were conducting their suspected business through various Merchant IDs/Accounts held with Payment Gateways/banks. The premises of Razorpay Pvt Ltd, Cashfree Payments, Paytm Payment Services Ltd and entities controlled/operated by Chinese persons were covered in the search operations. "During the search operations, it was noticed that the said entities were generating proceeds of crime through various Merchant IDs/Accounts held with Payment Gateways/banks and they are also not operating from the addresses given on the <keyword id="6355225" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mca" source="Orion">MCA</keyword> website/registered address and having fake addresses. An amount of Rs 17 crore has been seized in merchant IDs and bank accounts of these Chinese persons-controlled entities," the ED official had said. Meanwhile, a Razorpay spokesperson had said "Some of our merchants were being investigated by law enforcement about a year and a half back. As part of the ongoing investigation, the authorities requested additional information to help with the investigation. We have fully cooperated and shared <keyword id="167905" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kyc" source="Orion">KYC</keyword> and other details. The authorities were satisfied by our due diligence process." The search operations are in progress. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/weight-gain-during-the-pandemic-is-increasing-the-incidence-of-pcos-in-women/articleshow/94202794.cms">Weight gain during the pandemic is increasing the incidence of PCOS in women</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-top-75-brands-are-worth-393-billion-thats-11-of-indias-gdp/articleshow/94203813.cms">TCS is India's most valuable brand worth $45.5 billion: Kantar</a>

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New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids against <keyword id="6357252" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hero-motocorp" source="Orion">Hero Motocorp</keyword> executive chairperson <keyword id="87849" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pawan-munjal" source="Orion">Pawan Munjal</keyword> and others as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The searches were carried out at premises located in Delhi and neighbouring Gurugram in accordance with provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The investigation stems from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) complaint against a person, allegedly close to Munjal, who was investigated on charges of carrying undeclared foreign currency. The <keyword id="65338" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="income-tax-department" source="Orion">Income Tax Department</keyword> in March last year raided Munjal and his company <keyword id="734729" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hero-motorcorp" source="Orion">Hero Motorcorp</keyword>, the country's largest two-wheeler automobiles manufacturer, as part of a tax evasion investigation. Hero MotoCorp became the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer in 2001, in terms of unit volume sales in a calendar year, and has maintained the title for the past 20 consecutive years. The company has presence across 40 countries spanning Asia, Africa, and South and Central America. PTI NES http://ptinews.com/images/pti.jpg "We bring the World to you" Disclaimer : This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed. Please delete this e-mail, if it is not meant for you. MIN MIN

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>India's Enforcement Directorate raided properties associated with a director of WazirX, a crypto exchange owned by Binance.</li><li>The exchange is accused of helping 16 fintech firms launder money through crypto transactions.</li></ul>India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), the nation's financial regulator, raided properties associated with a director of Binance-owned crypto exchange WazirX, alleging the company assisted in fraud and money laundering. WazirX is India's largest crypto exchange and was acquired by Binance in 2019. Regulators have conducted a search of properties related to Sameer Mhatre, a director at WazirX, and have now frozen $8.16 million of the exchange's funds, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/india-freezes-assets-binance-owned-local-unit-wazirx-2022-08-05/">Reuters</a>. Scrutiny over WazirX comes amid a crackdown on India's fintech scene, with ongoing investigations in companies that use "predatory lending practices," the ED said in a <a href="https://enforcementdirectorate.gov.in/sites/default/files/latestnews/PR%20HYZO_Freezing%20of%20assets%20of%20WazirX%20Crypto%20Exchange.pdf">statement</a> on Friday. Currently, regulators have identified 16 Indian-based fintech firms they suspect of purchasing crypto assets to launder their money overseas.When WazirX was asked about the activity, regulators said the crypto exchange was uncooperative."They are giving contradictory and ambiguous answers to evade oversight by Indian regulatory agencies," the ED said, noting that the exchange failed to give information on relevant transactions to regulators when asked on multiple occasions. The company also claimed that they didn't even record details of funds that flowed into the exchange until July 2020, regulators said, adding that the "non-cooperative stand" of Mhatre led them to search his related properties.It's not the first time WazirX has been accused wrongdoing. Last year, the ED found that the exchange laundered 570 million rupees by converting them into cryptocurrencies on Binance, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-investigates-binance-unit-crypto-transactions-violating-fx-rules-2021-06-11/">Reuters</a>.

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