Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate said the fresh provisional attachment covers assets linked to Chirag Tomar, his family, and associates Rahul Anand, Akash Vaish, and Piyush Prashar.
- With this action, total provisional attachments in the investigation now stand at Rs 64.15 crore, according to the agency.
- Tomar remains in US custody after his December 2023 arrest on accusations of stealing more than $20 million via websites mimicking Coinbase.
- ED alleges the group moved victims’ crypto to controlled wallets, sold it on P2P platforms, converted proceeds to rupees, and used the funds to buy immovable property in Delhi.
- The agency issued a public advisory on phishing red flags, citing misspelled URLs, non-secure http sites, pop-ups seeking passwords or OTPs, and fake contact numbers.