New Delhi, Dec 19: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against the Chinese-operated online gaming app ‘Fiewin’, which allegedly defrauded players of Rs 400 crore during the COVID-19 period from 2020 to June 2023.
The fresh prosecution complaint, submitted on December 8 before a PMLA court in Kolkata, names Utkarsh Arya, Sujit Kumar Jha, and 12 companies controlled by Jha as accused. ED alleges these entities laundered proceeds by disguising crime money as legitimate business income through a complex corporate web.
This follows the agency’s initial October 2024 chargesheet, arrests of three individuals, and attachment of Rs 26 crore in assets. ‘Fiewin’ lured users with luck-based games like minesweeper and colour prediction, promoted via YouTube and Facebook as quick-money schemes.
Investigation revealed Chinese nationals directed operations via Telegram, routing funds through Indian ‘recharge persons’ bank accounts and cryptocurrency to Binance wallets. The case originated from a Cossipore police station FIR in Kolkata.
