ED Freezes Journalist Rana Ayyub's ₹ 1.77 Crore In Money Laundering Case

rana ayyub money laundering case: Journalist Rana Ayyub's ₹ 1.77 crore have been locked up by the Enforcement Directorate or ED. It has also accused the journalist of money laundering  since it involves the funds she collected citing philanthropic reasons.

Here are 10 things to know about Rana Ayyub Money Laundering Case

1. According to the sources in the agency, it had issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach a fixed deposit and bank accounts in her and her family's name. This means that the property cannot be transferred, converted or moved.
2. The journalist hasn't commented on the allegations yet.
3. Vikas Sankrityayan is the the founder of an NGO called "Hindu IT Cell" and the man who approached Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad Police to file an FIR against her. He is a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.
4. ED found that the journalist had raised over ₹ 2.69 crore through an online crowdfunding platform called Ketto. This was for charitable purposes between 2020 and 2021.
5. At that time, Ms Ayyub had stated that the entire donation money that she received through Ketto is accounted for. Not a single penny has been misused, she said.
6. "Funds totalling ₹ 2,69,44,680 were raised on Ketto by Rana Ayyub. These funds were withdrawn in the bank accounts of her sister and father," the Enforcement Directorate's note said.
7. He added that the entire amount was subsequently transferred in Ms Ayyub's own account.
8. Ms Ayyub submitted documents of expense for about ₹ 31 lakh to the ED. After this was verified, it was found that the actual expenses were worth ₹ 17.66 lakh only.
9. "Fake bills were found to have been prepared by Rana Ayyub in the name of some entities to claim expenses on relief work. Expenses made for personal travel by air were claimed as expense for relief work," it alleged.
10. ED also said that she created a fixed deposit of ₹ 50 lakh from the funds raised on the online platform Ketto but did not utilise it for relief work.

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