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ED Raids Four States in Bogus CSR Donations Case, Uncovers Multi-Crore Racket
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News18•30-09-2026, 13:15
ED Raids Four States in Bogus CSR Donations Case, Uncovers Multi-Crore Racket
- •The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in four states as part of an investigation into an alleged bogus Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) donation racket.
- •Eight locations were covered in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Delhi-NCR.
- •The premises belong to market operators, trustees, and middlemen involved in the alleged fraud.
- •The bogus CSR racket is suspected to involve hundreds of crores of rupees.
- •The ED suspects trusts were created to channel mandatory CSR contributions back to donors for a commission.
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The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches across four states, covering a total of eight locations in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Delhi-NCR.
The ED suspects that specific trusts were created to channel mandatory CSR contributions back to donors in exchange for a commission, running into hundreds of crores of rupees.
The premises searched by the Enforcement Directorate belonged to market operators, trustees, and middlemen suspected of operating the fraudulent CSR racket.
