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Torres jewellery fraud case: ED initiates extradition process against absconding Ukranian accused
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....orres jewellery fraud case: ED initiates extradition process against absconding Ukranian accused<BR>PMLA / Black Money<BR>Dated:- 23-3-2026<BR>PTI<BR>Mumbai, Mar 23 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday initiated extradition process against Ukrainian national Olena Stoian, a prime accused in the multi crore Torres fraud case, by approaching the special PMLA court for requisite paper com....
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....pilation and attestation to prepare a dossier. These documents will be sent to authorities at Republic of Moldova, where Stoian has reportedly been traced, for her extradition. The court, considering the probe agency's plea, handed over the extradition documents to the ED. Earlier, the special court had issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against four accused, including three absconding Ukra....
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....inian nationals, Stoin being one of them, for their alleged role in the case. "The accused are involved in a serious non-bailable offence of money laundering and are evading arrest. Therefore, in the interest of proper and effective investigation and trial into the serious economic offence, it is necessary to issue a non-bailable warrant," the judge said in an order passed in November last yea....
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....r. Platinum Hern Private Limited, which operated under the brand name Torres Jewellery, is alleged to have cheated customers after collecting cash in lieu of the sale of Moissanite diamonds and other jewellery. Instead of using the said cash for its legitimate business purposes, it was routed through hawala operators and later, converted into USDT cryptocurrency, as per the ED. The ED cas....
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....e stems from a police FIR filed in Navi Mumbai. As per the federal probe agency, proceeds of crime in a case stands at Rs 177.11 crore. PTI AVI BNM =============<BR> News - Press release - PIB....