ED Officer Injured During Raid on Cybercrime Network in Delhi

A chartered accountant and his brother allegedly attacked an ED team during a money laundering investigation, prompting a manhunt by authorities.

An ED team conducting a raid at a Delhi farmhouse was attacked by a chartered accountant, Ashok Sharma, and his brother, resulting in minor injuries to an officer.
The raid was part of an investigation into a massive cybercrime network involving phishing scams, QR code fraud, and other digital scams linked to money laundering.
The suspects fled the scene after the assault, and one relative of the accused was apprehended; an FIR has been filed, and police are searching for the perpetrators.
The investigation revealed that illicit funds from cybercrimes were funneled through 15,000 mule accounts, layered via virtual accounts, and used to purchase cryptocurrency through a UAE-based payment aggregator.
The ED's High-Intensity Unit (HIU) continues its extensive searches targeting top chartered accountants allegedly central to this organized cybercrime network.