The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 22 locations in Gujarat and Delhi in connection with a case of aiding illegal foreign immigration. The raids were carried out on January 19-20 and targeted the key conspirators of the racket, namely Bobby alias Bharatbhai Patel, Charanajit Singh and others.
The ED case is based on two FIRs filed by the Gujarat Police against the accused for sending Indian citizens abroad illegally using fake or forged documents and passports. The accused were charging exorbitant amounts from the passengers, ranging from ₹60 lakh to ₹1.75 crore, depending on the number and age of the travellers.
The ED seized about ₹1.5 crore cash in Indian currency and around ₹21 lakh in foreign currency during the raids. It also recovered various digital and documentary evidence related to the racket. Patel, who was arrested by the Gujarat Police in 2022, was also involved in the Dingucha case, where an Indian family of four died of hypothermia while trying to cross the US-Canada border illegally.
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