ED Screws On China-controlled NBFCs, Seized 131 Crore

October 1, 2021 daknewsnetwork

ED screws on China-controlled NBFCs, seized 131 crore funds.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached funds worth Rs 131 crore of a Chinese national-owned NBFC in violation of the Foreigners Regulation Act.

PC Financial Private Limited is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). It was involved in providing instant personal microloans through its mobile app CashBean.

The matter had come to the notice of the ED during its probe in a separate money laundering case.

ED was investigating the case against certain NBFCs and fintech companies involved in providing instant personal microloans through mobile apps.

ED screws on China-controlled NBFCs: This loan was being given at an exorbitant interest rate.

Loans were being recovered by abusing and abusing through call centers using the data of the consumers illegally.

Last year, information was received from many states about the illegality of this app.

There were reports of suicides by many people, especially after the poor economic situation due to the lockdown and due to threats and extortion from these dubious companies.

Under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the ED has attached funds worth Rs 131.11 crore deposited in various banks.

It had similarly attached corpus of Rs 106.93 crore of the same NBFC in August.

ED said, “Investigation found that foreign companies of PCFS brought in foreign direct investment of Rs 173 crore for the lending business.

Within a short time, Rs 429.29 crore was sent abroad in the name of payment for software services received from foreign companies.

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