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ED Freezes ₹1.76 Crore in Mule Account in S.P. Oswal ‘Digital Arrest’ Laundering Probe

The Jalandhar ED unit issued a PMLA attachment following traces of funds through corporate fronts, shell layers, virtual assets, plus overseas channels.

Overview

  • The frozen balance was found in the mule entity Mrityunjya Multitrade, flagged as a conduit for proceeds from multiple cybercrimes.
  • ED officials say fraudsters posing as CBI officers extorted ₹7 crore from Ludhiana industrialist S.P. Oswal in August 2023.
  • Investigators tracked credits and transfers involving Frozenman Warehousing and Logistics and Rigglo Ventures before diversion into multiple mule accounts.
  • A share of the funds was layered via shell entities and routed abroad using trade-based mechanisms, with remaining proceeds moved into virtual digital assets.
  • Accused Rumi Kalita and Arpit Rathore were arrested in late December 2025 and remain in judicial custody, with the case proceeding from a Ludhiana cyber police FIR.