ED Cracks Down on Hampton Sky Realty and Unearths Cyber Fraud Web

The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its probe into Hampton Sky Realty, conducting multiple raids across Punjab and Uttar Pradesh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Concurrently, it has uncovered a cyber fraud ring involving 36,000 Indian SIM cards operating from Cambodia linked to massive scams in India.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive searches in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and the Delhi-Noida region this week, targeting several locations tied to an ongoing real estate investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). According to officials, the probe centers around Hampton Sky Realty Ltd and involves searches at multiple residential and business premises.

During these operations, six sites including those in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bareilly, and the Delhi-Noida region were raided. The ED aims to uncover deeper links as part of its PMLA investigation targeting the company and related individuals and entities. Further scrutiny in the matter is still underway, highlighting the scale and seriousness of the investigation.

In a separate case, the ED has identified a sweeping cyber fraud network involving 36,000 active Indian SIM cards being operated from Cambodia. This was revealed after uncovering a massive scam linked to cyber fraud cases valued at hundreds of crores. The probe, initiated from an FIR by Jodhpur's Cyber Police, found the fraudulent activation of these SIMs by POS vendors, later used by Malaysian nationals for scams within India.