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ED Attaches Ex-IAS Officer Tayal’s Properties and Freezes Over ₹103 Crore in Suspected Shell Firms

The Enforcement Directorate extended its PMLA investigation into alleged layering of illicit gains through fictitious shell companies tied to the QFX/YFX online forex scheme.

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Overview

  • The agency provisionally attached nine immovable properties – two houses and seven apartments in Chandigarh, New Delhi and Gurugram – plus ₹14.06 crore in Tayal family bank balances under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
  • The action follows CBI FIRs from 2015 and 2017 that accused Murari Lal Tayal and his relatives of amassing assets disproportionate to their known income during 2006–2014, and a 2024 charge sheet citing illegal gratification.
  • On July 4, ED teams raided three IT-front firms – Kindent Business Solutions, Rainet Technology and Mool Business Solutions – suspected of serving as shell companies in the unregulated QFX/YFX forex and MLM fraud.
  • Investigators seized documents, digital devices and electronic records and froze 116 bank accounts linked to these entities, restraining more than ₹103 crore believed to be proceeds of crime.
  • The probe has examined income-tax filings, stock-market transactions and family financial dealings to map alleged money-laundering layers and identify further assets.