Delhi November 28, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)- An official of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was reportedly injured after a team of the probe agency he was part of was attacked during investigation of a cyber fraud case in Delhi’s Bijwasan area on Thursday. The ED officer suffered minor injuries during the attack and continued with the searches after he was given first aid, officials said.
The official injured in the attack was identified as additional director of ED, according officials cited in reports.
The ED team had reportedly gone to a farmhouse in Delhi’s Bijwasan to raid a chartered accountant (CA) in connection with its probe into a cyber app fraud case. On reaching, the ED team was allegedly attacked by the suspect, identified as Ashok Sharma, and his family.
“Five people were there and one of them ran away. The premises are secured and an FIR is being filed. One additional director of ED was injured in the incident,” the probe agency said.
The ED said that the raids, launched by its High-Intensity Unit (HIU), followed an investigation that uncovered the laundering of illicit funds generated from thousands of cybercrimes, including phishing scams, QR code fraud, and part-time job scams.