According to the news agency ANI, the Special Court of Delhi has authorised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question Perwez Ahmad, President of PFI Delhi, Md. Ilias, General Secretary of PFI Delhi, and Abdul Muqeet, Office Secretary of PFI, Delhi, in custody for seven days regarding their involvement in the crime of money laundering under the guise of cash donations.
According to the federal agency, forensic analysis of the confiscated mobile phones must be done while the suspect is being questioned.
The ED notified Perwez Ahmad that he was a participant in a criminal conspiracy and that he oversaw the collecting of monies in the capital while requesting remand for three office holders of the Delhi PFI leaders.
Further inquiry showed that this fund-raising scheme was a fraud, with the contributors being falsely identified as PFI supporters and the transactions were being faked out by the contributors. According to ANI reporting, the money obtained from dubious sources was just the result of illegal activity.
According to the statement, Perwez Ahmad’s lack of cooperation, purposeful attempts to stay out of the continuing inquiry, claims made by purported contributors, and new evidence found during raids all raise more questions about whether he has been involved in money laundering.
It is obvious that Perwez Ahmad purposefully hid information that was relevant to the investigation, lied to the investigating officer, and attempted to mislead them when his comments were being recorded in accordance with Section 50 of the PMLA, 2002.
The Enforcement Directorate was represented by attorneys Zoheb Hossain and Naveen Kumar Matta on Friday before the special court. All three defendants were remanded for 7 days after Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik took note of the ED’s attorneys’ petition.
The federal body added that more than 120 crore had been deposited in the accounts of PFI and linked businesses throughout the years, with a significant portion of that amount being deposited in cash, according to the PMLA inquiry against PFI in a complaint registered in 2018.
