PMLA complaint against 5 who posed as ED officials

According to the agency, the accused approached victims posing as ED officials, issued counterfeit summons to appear at the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. During these staged meetings, Sk Jinnar Ali and his associates would interrogate the victims under the guise of an official inquiry, citing fictitious complaints and irregularities in their financial dealings.

In one case, the complainant was allegedly threatened with imminent action from both the ED and the CBI and coerced into handing over Rs 1.30 crore in cash and a further Rs 20 lakh by bank transfer. The ED said the suspects even used a Toyota Fortuner bearing a counterfeit ED insignia to enhance their credibility.

The ED’s investigation further revealed  that Jinnar Ali was allegedly a habitual offender and had been involved in several other instances of impersonation and fraud. He allegedly duped multiple individuals under the pretext of facilitating government contracts, tender allotments, and clearing of official dues. The ED said he even misrepresented his wife as a joint director of the CBI when victims demanded refunds.

The illicit proceeds were laundered through both cash and bank transactions and used for acquiring properties, vehicles, and funding personal expenses.

Searches carried out by the ED on July 2 at premises linked to Jinnar Ali yielded incriminating material, the ED said, including forged summons, fake letterheads, official seals and stamps, digital evidence, and two vehicles, a Honda Amaze and a Hyundai Aura. Bank accounts holding about Rs 51.31 lakh were frozen, and Jinnar Ali was arrested on the same day; he remains in judicial custody.

On August 27 the ED provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs 2.2 crore under PMLA provisions. The attached properties, the agency said, include 10 immovable assets in Bardhaman district along with various bank balances held by the accused.

The ED has said further probe and forensic analysis of seized documents and digital evidence are ongoing as the agency prepares its case for prosecution.

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