Ahmedabad: The ED has attached Rs 35.80 crore deposited in 300 bank accounts fraudulently opened by a gang involved in betting, gambling and other illegal activities, an official said on Monday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office, provisionally attached the money in a case related to Jitender Tejabhai Hiragar and others on the basis of a Provisional Attachment order (PAO) of October 29, said the official in a statement.

The investigations originated from 448 bank accounts (Primary accounts), which were opened using forged documents of gullible individuals. Subsequently, money trail followed and more than 995 bank accounts in the first layer having transactions of more than Rs 1,000 crore have been scrutinised, said the ED.

The federal agency has traced and attached

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