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ED freezes Tether worth Rs. 47.64 lakh

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Under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Enforcement Directorate has frozen crypto currencies and Tether, an Ether token pegged to the value of a US dollar, equivalent to Rs. 47.64 lakh (PMLA).

This follows an investigation by the ED into a person named Aamir Khan and others in relation to the mobile gaming application, E-nuggets.

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The ED launched the money laundering investigation after the Park Street police station in Kolkata filed a FIR under various sections of the IPC on February 15, 2021.

According to the investigation, the accused was transferring the money earned through the gaming app (E-nuggets) using a crypto currency exchange.

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