LUCKNOW, July 16 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday claimed to have uncovered an alleged cross-border network that channelled foreign funds through charitable trusts to finance the illegal infiltration, rehabilitation and economic settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals in India. During searches at 13 locations across multiple states, the agency seized Rs.40 lakh in cash and 180 grams of gold coins from a religious seminary in West Bengal.

The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) based on a 2024 Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) FIR alleging an organised syndicate involved in facilitating illegal ...