ED seizes ₹3 crore from Kolkata businessman in alleged lottery fraud
The Hindu
Enforcement Directorate seizes cash in Kolkata in connection with lottery fraud, part of nationwide search against Santiago Martin.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized ₹3 crore in cash from a businessman’s house in south Kolkata on Friday (November 15, 2024) following a 33-hour search in connection with an alleged multi-crore lottery fraud.
The same day, the ED also conducted search operations in a building at Madhyamgram’s Michael Nagar in North 24 Parganas, which was reportedly used as an office, warehouse, and a lottery ticket printing facility. Although the ED officials said they had recovered crucial documents from this location, the amount of money seized from the building remains unconfirmed.
Officials of the investigating agency brought currency-counting machines to tally cash at both Michael Nagar as well as the businessman’s residence in south Kolkata’s posh Lake Market locality.
The lottery printing factory at Michael Nagar was searched on Thursday also.
The ED has been conducting search operations at multiple locations across West Bengal since Thursday, in connection with a case of alleged money laundering and financial fraud through lottery tickets. Residences and offices of lottery ticket agents in south Kolkata were searched on Thursday.
The ED action is part of its pan-India search operations against ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin. He is being probed by the ED since 2019.
The agency conducted searches in 20 locations across States such as Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.
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