ED Raids 13 Sites in Terror Funding Probe Into Rohingya Infiltration Network
The syndicate allegedly arranged forged Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and passports and helped the infiltrators settle in different parts of the country.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate searched 13 premises across Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and West Bengal on Thursday in a money laundering probe linked to alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration, officials said.
The searches were conducted by the agency’s Lucknow zonal office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The ED investigation, initiated in 2024, is based on a case registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad against an organised syndicate allegedly involved in facilitating the illegal entry of Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals into India.
The syndicate allegedly arranged forged Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and passports and helped the infiltrators settle in different parts of the country. The ATS probe also found an alleged network involved in human trafficking, preparation of forged documents, illegal settlements and operation of bank accounts through fraudulent means.
The ED found that several trusts and entities allegedly received substantial foreign funds through FCRA channels and diverted the money through layered transactions, mule accounts and cash withdrawals to facilitate infiltration and settlement activities.
Investigators also found that funds were transferred in small amounts through multiple bank accounts to numerous suspected beneficiaries to help them settle in India, officials said.