ED freezes crypto assets worth Rs 47 lakhs in mobile app E-nuggets case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen crypto assets worth Rs 47 lakhs in the mobile app E-nuggets case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen crypto currencies worth Rs 47.64 lakhs following a probe into the mobile gaming application E-nuggets case. The central agency has so far seized Rs 31.35 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The case was registered based on a Kolkata Police FIR against one Aamir Khan and others relating to a mobile gaming application scam. The accused, Aamir Khan, is currently in police custody.

According to the ED, the accused, Aamir Khan, launched a mobile gaming application called E-nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public. Initially, users were rewarded with a commission and their wallet balance could be withdrawn without hassle.

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But after collecting a seizable amount of money from the public, all of a sudden withdrawal from the said app was stopped. Shortly after, all data including profile information was wiped off from the said app servers.

The ED investigation revealed that the accused was transferring part of the amount illegally earned through E-nuggets to overseas by using crypto currency exchange.

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