ED attaches RS 67.23 cr properties of Kunal Gupta

New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has attached movable and immovable assets to the tune of Rs 67.23 crore belonging to Kunal Gupta, his family members, companies and his associates in the case of fake call centre fraud by Met Technologies Pvt Ltd and others.

The ED action is under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The financial probe agency in a statement said that the attached properties are in form of balance in 35 bank accounts, 14 cars and 12 immovable properties (total valued to Rs 61.84 crore) and immovable properties include one resort, a villa both in Goa, 10 commercial offices or flats or apartments or lands in Kolkata and Bengaluru.

The agency’s probe revealed that the representatives of the said company targeted gullible residents in the US, the UK, and Australia.

“Posing as representatives of legitimate businesses, they defrauded individuals through bogus tech support offers, deceptive website sales, and sham loan offers via counterfeit Mobile Apps, coercing victims into substantial payments and generated proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 126 crore,” the ED said.