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Feb
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has attached ₹1.76 crore deposited in a mule bank account as part of its money laundering investigation into the digital arrest fraud involving Ludhiana-based industrialist SP Oswal. According to an official statement, the funds were traced to a bank account operated under the name Mrityunjya Multitrade, identified as a “mule” entity used to receive and route proceeds of crime generated from cybercrimes, including digital arrest scams. Oswal, chairman of the Vardhman Group, was allegedly placed under “digital arrest” in August 2023 by fraudsters impersonating officers of the Central…