The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided several locations in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai as part of a money laundering probe related to an alleged religious conversion racket linked to Chhangur Baba.
Officials said the ED searched 14 places — 12 in Balrampur district and 2 in Mumbai — under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The raids began early in the morning around 5 am, with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) providing security to the ED team.
The ED recently registered a case to investigate the financial activities of Jalaluddin, also known as Chhangur Baba. His real name is Karimulla Shah, and he is believed to be the mastermind of an illegal religious conversion racket operating in UP.
Jalaluddin, his son Mehboob, and two associates, Naveen alias Jamaluddin and Neetu alias Nasreen, were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) earlier. All of them are currently in jail.
According to the ED, Jalaluddin collected around Rs 106 crore, mainly from the Middle East, through 40 different bank accounts linked to him and his group.
He is also accused of running a wide network from the Chand Auliya Dargah in Balrampur, where he used to organise large gatherings. These events were attended by both Indian and foreign nationals.
The ED is now investigating how the money was collected, where it came from, and how it was used.
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