ED Raids Expose Rs 100-Crore Trail in Delhi-NCR Tech-Support Scam

Overview

• The ED arrested Chandra Prakash Gupta on December 13 under the PMLA, with a Gurugram court granting custody through December 24.
• Searches on December 19–20 at 10 sites across Delhi-NCR seized jewellery worth about Rs 1.75 crore, over Rs 10 lakh in cash, four high-end vehicles, eight luxury watches, digital devices and documents.
• Officers also recovered more than 220 bottles of premium liquor from residences, prompting referrals to the state excise department and separate FIRs.
• Investigators say illegal call centres in Noida and Gurugram used fake Microsoft-style pop-ups and remote-access tools to obtain banking details and push wire transfers to accounts falsely linked to the US Federal Reserve.
• Between November 2022 and April 2024, about USD 15 million was taken from US victims, with assets worth over Rs 100 crore identified as proceeds of crime and three key suspects still absconding.