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ED Charges Pakistani National with Forging Indian IDs and Laundering Rs60 Crore

Investigators are probing his laundering of more than Rs60 crore through forged documents alongside suspected direction from Pakistan’s ISI.

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Illustration: Shruti Naithani | ThePrint
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ED is investigating the Pakistani national’s links in Pakistan, including with the ISI and terror groups. (Representational image)

Overview

  • The ED filed a chargesheet on June 13 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a special court in Kolkata against Ahammed Hossain Azad, known as Ajad Mallik.
  • Investigators uncovered that he used forged documents to procure five vital Indian government IDs, including Aadhaar, PAN card, voter ID, driving licence and passport.
  • He operated a hawala network to channel illegal cross-border remittances between India and Bangladesh via cash, UPI transfers and the bKash platform.
  • Mallik facilitated the preparation of fraudulent passports and visas for Bangladeshi nationals travelling to destinations such as Dubai, Cambodia and Malaysia.
  • Authorities traced over Rs60 crore in deposits to companies under his control as they continue probing his links to Pakistan’s ISI and terror groups.