ED uncovers ₹100 crore hawala money transfer scam in Bobby-Charanjit case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) have raided Bharat Patel alias Bobby Patel and Charanjit Singh, uncovering a ₹100 crore scam involving illegal immigration into the US.

According to sources from the ED, it has come to light that Bobby and Charanjit had routed ₹100 crore through hawala (funds transfer system) channels.

They operated with 1,700 agents in Gujarat who transferred the money to Canada and the USA via hawala. Additionally, there were 3,500 agents across India, of which 800 are still active.

The ED has seized digital devices and bank documents during the raids. They also found that an advance of ₹19 lakh had been transferred from various bank accounts by a person.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted raids at Bobby Patel and his associate Charanjit Singh’s offices.

Earlier, raids were also conducted at Patel and Singh’s places and more than 1,500 people were illegally sent to the USA and Canada in the last three years, for which the investigation is ongoing.

After the death of four members of the family from Dingucha, due to freezing in 2022, the illegal immigrant scam came to light.

Enforcement Directorate officials had filed a case of embezzlement of crores of rupees and when raids were conducted at the offices of Bharat alias Bobby Patel and Charanjit Singh, cash of ₹1 crore 50 lakh and foreign currency of ₹50 lakh were seized. Apart from this, ₹1000 crore has been embezzled.

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