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ED Raids Expose Foreign-Funded Crore-Scale Conversion Racket Led by Chhangur Baba

Investigators uncovered coded messages suggesting coordination with ISI-backed operatives

UP DGP Rajeev Krishna says 10 arrested in illegal conversion racket with global terror links.
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Evidence collected during the searches revealed that all the immovable assets acquired by Chhangur Baba (in pic) are in the names of his aides Naveen Rohra and Neetu Rohra to conceal his actual involvement in money laundering. (Sourced)
Chhangur Baba, along with his aide Neetu, alias Nasreen, were arrested on July 5.

Overview

  • ED teams conducted coordinated searches at 14–15 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai, seizing land records, passports and assets worth an estimated ₹40–60 crore
  • Investigators traced roughly ₹60–100 crore in foreign remittances funneled through 22–40 bank accounts linked to shell entities and proxies
  • Authorities recovered a red diary allegedly listing political beneficiaries from the 2022 state elections, prompting probes into illicit campaign funding
  • An ATS FIR accuses the network of plotting terror training camps, and codewords like “mitti palatne” and “kajal” point to suspected ISI links
  • Multi-agency investigations under the PMLA, anti-conversion and anti-terror statutes are ongoing, with further asset attachments and arrests anticipated