The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has busted an interstate gang of racketeers for indulging in preparing and sending forged summons and notices to the general public in the name of this Directorate for the purpose of extortion.
Cautioning the people against the “unscrupulous elements” who have been trying to “forge ED’s summons with an intention to cheat and extort money from the gullible victims,” the agency said that ED has evolved a fool-proof mechanism for issuance of summons for the recording of statements under PMLA as well as FEMA and that the summons approved by the competent authority are generated electronically and can be authenticated by a unique QR code mentioned on the summons. The ED said in a statement that it had come to its attention that an interstate gang is active, targeting high-profile members of society and threatening them in the name of the ED by sending them forged summons and notices.
After the gang members agreed to come to Delhi, a joint team of the ED and Delhi Police was formed.
