Amid the rising cases of fraudsters scamming people across the country in the name of digital arrests and money laundering, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The search by ED was made as a part of a money laundering investigation linked to fraudsters who allegedly committed cyber crimes like digital arrests and transferred funds of more than Rs 100 crore abroad, official sources said.

As reported by PTI, the Enforcement Directorate's Ahmedabad zonal office has been conducting searches since early morning in the parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra. It has also come to light that the raids are still underway in Maharashtra's Mumbai, as well as Gujarat's Surat and Ahmedabad. Raids are being carried out in relation to the case of cybercrime fraudsters under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

It has been reported that the money laundering case stems from a Gujarat Police FIR against Makbul Doctor, Kaashif Doctor, Bassam Doctor, Mahesh Mafatlal Desai, Maaz Abdul Raheem Nada and some others, the sources said, as per PTI.