Bilkul Sateek News
Gurugram, 23 August – Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office, has carried out search operations at 7 locations at Gurugram and New Delhi on 20.08.2025 under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with a money laundering investigation related to illegal call centre scam.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Central Bureau of Investigation, IOD, Delhi, under various sections of IPC, 1860 and Information Technology Act, 2000 which inter-alia alleged that unknown accused persons in criminal conspiracy with each other, have been operating illegal call centers from New Delhi and adjoining areas with an intent to target their victims (mainly US nationals) and subject them to tech fraud during the period from November 2022 to April 2024.
ED investigation so far revealed that the accused persons namely Arjun Gulati, Divyansh Goel and Abhinav Kalra were involved in running an illegal call centre in Noida and Gurugram with an intent to target their victims (mainly US Citizens) in the guise of providing them technical support. The accused persons gained unauthorised access to their bank accounts and transferred the funds to multiple foreign bank accounts and ultimately routed to their Indian bank accounts through a web of bank transactions involving more than 200 banks accounts. So far, the investigation reveals that the accused persons have cheated the victims to the tune of US$ 15 Million from November 2022 to April 2024.
The search proceedings resulted in seizure of various incriminating documents and digital records, statements of many key persons and people involved in the cyber scam, uncovering the modus operandi of fraud, have been recorded. During the search proceedings, 30 bank accounts linked with the accused persons were freezed. Also, 8 luxury cars and various high valued luxury watches were seized. The accused persons are living in luxury big houses allegedly purchased through illegally earned money through cyber scam and also acquired numerous valuable assets of more than Rs. 100 Crore from the Proceeds of Crime.
Further investigation is under progress.
