In relation to the phoney call centre scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids and searches at various locations throughout Kolkata. On Wednesday, this information was provided by a senior official. He claimed that the targets were the Met Technologies Private Limited owner's homes and workplaces in the Beniyapukur and Baguihati neighbourhoods.
"We are trying to find out where the money was embezzled and what role these people played. It seems that funds worth several crores of rupees were illegally sent abroad. Hawala connections," the ED official told PTI. "Can't be ruled out."
According to the agency, the state CID had arrested the firm's owner in September last year for allegedly stealing around Rs 1,000 crore from foreign and Indian nationals through a fake call centre, which he had opened in 2005. The ED officer claimed that while in CID custody, the accused tried to destroy evidence by calling some of their associates.