SIT to probe Thane e-payment company’s Rs 16,000 crore hawala racket

Devendra Fadnavis, who is likewise the state home minister, stated the SIT will be offered 3 months to finish the probe, following which it will submit a chargesheet MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday revealed that an unique examination group (SIT) will penetrate a supposed digital hawala racket run by a payment entrance platform in Wagle Estate, Thane. An overall of Rs 16,180 crore was routed through 241 checking account and parked in some foreign banks. The platform hacked into an account of among its clients-a personal monetary management firm-to make the deals and “tricked” it of Rs 25 crore, he stated in the assembly while responding to an inquiry from MLAs Sunil Prabhu, Ravindra Waikar, Ashish Shelar and Captain R Selvan throughout concern hour. “… There is a possibility that this entrance ran as a digital hawala platform. The share arrangements for the accounts utilized are notarised, although they are not genuine. We desire an SIT probe to understand whether KYC (understand your client) standards have actually been flouted and whether there are any ghost accounts being run.” Fadnavis, who is likewise the state home minister, stated the SIT will be provided 3 months to finish the probe, following which it will submit a chargesheet. If required, it will be provided more time for extra chargesheets, he stated. “The stat
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