Overview
- The High Court dismissed petitions on July 1 that sought to quash a First Information Report filed after the Enforcement Directorate urged police to register a UAPA case.
- The ED says it seized 24 international debit cards from India head Micah Mark and found hundreds to thousands more linked to withdrawals routed into India.
- Investigators allege roughly Rs 92.55 crore was transacted using foreign-issued debit cards between late 2023 and April 2026 and that about Rs 6.34 crore was withdrawn in Naxal-affected areas such as Dhamtari and Bastar.
- The agency says the cards were issued under a generic name, coded by region to dodge KYC rules, and that some digital records were remotely deleted from US servers after searches, which ED treats as destruction of evidence.
- The ED will share its findings with the CBI and police as the criminal probe continues; the accused retain the right to seek remedies after the final investigation report is filed.