Jalandhar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 14 carried out raids at 10 locations linked to businessmen in Punjab, Haryana, and Maharashtra in connection with a money laundering probe against the ViewNow Group of Companies.
The group includes ViewNow Infratech Limited, its director Rahul Anand Bhargava, and others. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
According to officials, the ED recovered ₹23.90 lakh in cash, electronic items, and several incriminating documents. Shares worth ₹63.49 crore and assets valued at ₹9.99 crore were also frozen, taking the total value of seized assets to ₹73.72 crore.
In January 2025, the agency had conducted a 72-hour operation across 11 locations in Punjab, Haryana, and Mumbai. That action targeted six companies, including ViewNow Marketing Services and Big Boy Toys, and led to the seizure of luxury cars — a Land Cruiser worth ₹2.20 crore and a Mercedes G-Wagon worth ₹4 crore — along with ₹3 lakh in cash, digital devices, and documents.
At the time, the raids were also carried out at premises linked to Red Vuno Infratech Ltd., Mandeshi Foods Pvt. Ltd., Plankdot Pvt. Ltd., ByteCanvas Ltd., ByteCanvas LLP, Skyverse, and Skylink Network, among other associated firms.
