Guwahati: Aamir Khan, a businessman from Kolkata, was living in his apartment when agents from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) found Rs 17 crores there.
The ED conducted search operations on Saturday at six locations in Kolkata in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with a probe into a mobile gambling application.
The central agency immediately discovered 10 trunks. However, the cash was found in five trunks at Khan’s residence. The staff of the investigation agency needed more than 16 hours and 8 counting machines to count the large amount of cash that was retrieved from his home.
The ED claims that Aamir Khan introduced the mobile game app E-Nuggets, which was created with the intent to deceive the public. The wallet balance could be easily withdrawn during the initial period, and users received commission rewards. Users started investing larger sums for a higher percentage of commission and a greater number of buy orders as a result of the initial confidence this gave them.
However, Aamir Khan is currently on the run and has gone untraceable.
The investigating agency began its hunt on Saturday morning, and it didn’t stop until late at night counting the money. There were central forces and Bank representatives with the ED search team.