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Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Headquarters Unit, New Delhi, has arrested CA Ashok Kumar Sharma and CA Bhaskar Yadav on 28.02.2026 under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in connection with the investigation of a cyber fraud case. Investigation conducted by ED revealed a large-scale cyber-enabled
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FAQ :
Chartered Accountants Ashok Kumar Sharma and Bhaskar Yadav have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The proceeds of the cyber fraud amounted to approximately £641 crore.
Funds were laundered through mule accounts, a web of dummy/shell entities, then transferred via debit cards to a UAE-based fintech platform called 'PYYPL', and subsequently converted into Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) via the Binance crypto exchange.
Ashok Kumar Sharma and Bhaskar Yadav were part of a structured syndicate of professionals, including other Chartered Accountants, who incorporated and controlled over 20 entities used for layering illicit funds.
Yes, two Provisional Attachment Orders have been issued, attaching movable and immovable properties valued at approximately £8.67 crore.
A total of 10 individuals have been arrested in this case so far, including Ashok Kumar Sharma and Bhaskar Yadav.
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