The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that they have issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaching Rs 72,32,42,045 lying in various bank accounts and payment gateway accounts .
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ED attaches assets worth over Rs 76 cr of Chinese loan app companies ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 23:27 IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) attaching Rs 76.67 Crore, lying in various bank accounts and payment gateways pertaining to Chinese Loan App companies and their Indian associates.
The ED initiated investigation on the basis of various FIRs registered by CID, Bengaluru based on the complaints received from various customers, who had availed loan and faced harassment from the recovery agent of these money lending companies.
The amount attached by ED pertain to 7 companies out of which three are Fintech companies namely Mad Elephant Network Technology Private Limited, Baryonyx Technology Private Limited and Cloud Atlas Future Technology Private Limited which are controlled by the Chinese nationals and
ED attaches Rs 76.67 crore of Chinese companies in instant loan app fraud cases
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Synopsis The Fintech companies have agreement with respective NBFCs for disbursement of loans through digital lending apps. The amount attached by ED also include amount of fee charged by Razorpay Software Private Limited to the extent of Rs.86.44 lakhs for not conducting due diligence in case of one company enrolled with it for disbursement and collection of loans , the release said.
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The agency has claimed that it s probe revealed that these Chinese loan apps offered loans to individuals and levied usurious rate of interest and processing fees.