In a major breakthrough, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has busted an illegal pornography racket operating in the National Capital Region (NCR). According to News18, the agency identified Rs 15.66 crore in foreign remittances made to Subdigi Ventures Private Limited. It is a Noida-based company allegedly involved in uploading pornographic content on the adult websites.
News 18, quoting sources, reported that the ED has conducted searches under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at the premises of Subdigi Ventures Private Limited and the residences of its directors, Ujjwal Kishore and Neelu Srivastava. The probe body search reveals that the couple was operating an adult webcam streaming studio from their residence, recruiting models via social media platforms.
The report also mentions that the couple allegedly received foreign remittances into their bank accounts, claiming these funds were for advertising, market research, and public opinion polling services. However, the findings by the agency indicate that these remittances were payments for uploading pornographic content on adult websites.
The probe has uncovered that the couple was collaborating with Technius Limited, a Cyprus-based company that operates adult websites such as Xhamster and Stripchat.
The probe agency, according to the News18 report, mentions that it is actively pursuing cases of illegal remittances and has also effected several significant seizures recently.