Agartala, Aug. 27 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Agartala Sub-Zonal Office, has unearthed a massive money laundering racket allegedly involving Tripura-based fraudster Utpal Kumar Chowdhury.

Chowdhury is accused of cheating individuals and institutions across multiple states by impersonating senior government officials and creating fake entities resembling government departments and PSUs.

According to an ED press release issued on Wednesday, search operations were conducted on August 26 in Tripura, Delhi, Haryana and West Bengal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case against Chowdhury.

The investigation was initiated based on multiple FIRs lodged by West Bengal Police.

The ED re...