The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided at the office of Richi Travels near Jalandhar Bus Stand. Initial reports suggest that ED raid is also being carried out at Richi Travels' owner's house in Jaswant Nagar area.
According to reports, ED's raid at Richi Travels' office and owner's home is part of Central Agency's investigation into travel agents who are sending people abroad through illegal means i.e. the "dunki route". The case is linked to the Indians who were recently deported from the United States.
It is pertinent to mention here that on December 15, assets worth Rs 5.41 crore of three dubious Punjab travel agents -- who sent people to the US illegally through the 'dunki' route - were provisionally attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The seized properties were acquired through the Proceeds of Crime generated by agents Shubham Sharma, Jagjit Singh and Surmukh Singh by sending Indians abroad using the illegal route, said the ED, Jalandhar Zonal Office, in a statement.
The attached properties include agricultural land, residential premises, business premises and bank accounts in the names of such agents and their family members.
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