The federal probe company stated this in an announcement after it concluded searches at greater than a dozen places in Chhangur Baba's native Balrampur district and two locations in Mumbai. The raids have been launched on Thursday.
The cash-laundering case in opposition to Chhangur Baba alias Jalaluddin alias Karimulla Shah stems from a current Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) FIR filed at a police station in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar below numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Spiritual Conversion Act, 2021.
Chhangur Baba, his son Mehboob and alleged associates Naveen Rohra alias Jamaluddin and Neetu alias Nasreen have been arrested by the ATS. They're presently lodged in jail.
The ATS grievance alleges a “large-scale” conspiracy involving illegal non secular conversions, utilisation of international funds and actions posing a possible menace to nationwide safety.
“Chhangur Baba and his associates are alleged to have established an intensive community working from the premises of the Chand Auliya Dargah in Balrampur, the place he recurrently organised giant gatherings attended by each Indian and international nationals.”He's accused of systematically inducing, coercing and manipulating people of different faiths, significantly Scheduled Castes and economically deprived individuals belonging to Hindu faith, into non secular conversion,” the ED stated.The company stated it has analysed 22 financial institution accounts associated to Chhangur Baba and his associates and it was discovered that funds price greater than Rs 60 crore have been obtained by him and his associates.
“It was additionally discovered that a considerable amount of funds has been obtained from international nations by Chhangur Baba and his associates,” it stated.
The searches additionally led to the seizure of numerous paperwork that present that “proceeds of crime” (illicit funds) have been majorly transferred to totally different individuals for buying numerous immovable properties price crores of rupees and finishing up development actions in these properties.
All of the immovable belongings acquired by Chhangur Baba are within the names of his associates, Naveen Rohra and Neetu Rohra, to hide his precise involvement in cash laundering, the ED stated.
Following the arrest of Chhangur Baba, alleged unlawful constructions linked to him in Balrampur have been razed by the district administration. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had described the actions of the accused as not solely anti-social but in addition “anti-national”.
