Mumbai: ED to question accused in Torres fraud for second time

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By: Express News Service Mumbai | February 26, 2025 00:37 IST 2 min readSo far, six persons have been arrested in the case (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirshekar)The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will question four accused in the Torres fraud case for the second time. The ED Tuesday sought permission to record statements of accused Valentina Ganesh Kumar, Tazagul Khasatova alias Tanya, Sarvesh Surve and Tausif Riyaz, who are lodged in various city jails.The ED submitted to a Mumbai court that interrogation of the accused was necessary to trace proceeds of crime in the case. It said that a previous statement has also revealed how the accused had converted cryptocurrency into cash.The court permitted the ED to question the four for five days between February 27 and March 21.Also Read | What is the MPID Act under which the Torres scam is being investigated in Maharashtra?So far, six persons have been arrested in the case, where Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd, which runs the Torres jewellery brand, is accused of offering high returns investment opportunities to people and later duping them.Following an FIR filed by the Mumbai police, the ED had begun a probe into money-laundering done by the accused.Last month too, the ED had recorded statements of four of the accused.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Enforcement Directorate (ED)Mumbai Police