Mobile app fraud case: Kolkata bizman arrested from UP’s Ghaziabad

The Kolkata Police has arrested businessman Amir Khan from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad for his involvement in a mobile app fraud case. Khan had been on the run after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on properties linked to him.

Two weeks ago, the ED had recovered Rs 17.32 lakh from his father’s residence.

The ED had raided the Garden Reach residence of businessman Nisar Ahmed Khan, who is the father of Amir Khan and recovered five trunks of cash.

The mobile app fraud case was earlier registered by Kolkata Police in 2021 based on the complaint of a bank.

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The ED had been carrying out search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at 6 premises in Kolkata, with respect to an investigation relating to the mobile gaming application fraud case.

After the ED raids, he went into hiding. After tracing his location, Kolkata Police arrested him from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. The Federal bank of India had submitted a written complaint against businessman Amir Khan, son of Nasir Khan. The case was initially registered at Park Street police station in Kolkata in February 2021. The ED started the investigation based on the FIR registered by Kolkata Police.

Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal told India Today, “On Friday, we arrested the main accused, Amir Khan, from Gaziabad. Today he has been brought to Kolkata and will be produced before the court. A case was registered at Park Street police station on February 15, 2021. We have arrested him in a two-year-old case that was registered by the Federal bank. Earlier, the local police station was investigating the matter, but now the case has been handed over to DD Kolkata police. Basically, we are trying to find the money trail.”

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