ED arrested a person for impersonating and duping people of crores

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Omveer Singh on 30.08.2023 for the offence of money laundering through impersonation and duping various persons on false promises.

An ED inquiry was launched in response to FIRs filed by the Ahmedabad and Surat police departments against Omveer Singh for impersonation and cheating. Omveer Singh, falsely presenting himself as a senior ED employee, defrauded one coal dealer out of Rs. 1.50 crore under the guise of having his tender work done through his highly placed contact individuals.

In another instance, he has defrauded a Surat based energy sector company for more than Rs. 2 Crore by impersonating as the Financial Advisor and Auditor at Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

ED investigation revealed that Omveer Singh had meagre sources of income till 2019 from his employment as a construction site supervisor, and thereafter, he started to impersonate as senior government officers working in different departments and started to allure various gullible persons in the pretext of getting their work done and thus, defrauded them with crores of rupees.

His method of operation entails duping specific people in a city and then changing his location and identity to scam a new group of others. The earnings of crime from impersonation and cheating were spent on a luxury lifestyle.

He was found to be involved in money laundering, accordingly ED arrested him on 30.08.2023. The Hon’ble PMLA Court, Ahmedabad granted the custody of Omveer Singh to ED till 02.09.23.

Further investigation is under progress.