ED files chargesheet against IFS officer, husband in investment 'fraud' linked money laundering case
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Indian Foreign Service officer Neeharika Singh, her husband, and his companies as part of an alleged investment fraud linked money laundering case. The money laundering investigation began in 2019 after the ED took cognisance of 33 FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Gupta and various other persons/entities, for "cheating and fraud" worth Rs 110 crore by "luring" various people to invest in "fraudulent" schemes with the intention to defraud them between 21.02.2020 to 26.10.2020, according to the ED. Gupta, the agency alleged, in connivance with his other associates collected huge money from gullible investors by floating "fraudulent" schemes like daily deposit schemes, monthly recurring deposit schemes, and fixed schemes through his proprietorship concern Anee Bullion Trader with a promise of "exorbitant" rate of returns at 40 per cent per annum, which they "failed" to return. Later, he started collecting money from investors by using the account of Eye Vision Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. through his close associates who were the office bearers of the said society in the name of new return-linked investment schemes, the probe found.