Following the PMLA, 2002, the ED searched three Patna locations (residential and commercial buildings) connected to Mohan Alankar Jewellers and Co. on January 2, 2024. On January 4, 2024, Sourav Kumar, the son of the company’s owner, was taken into custody in connection with a Kotak Mahindra Bank fraud.
After Sourav Kumar’s appearance before the CJM Court in Patna, judicial custody was ordered until January 12, 2024. Numerous incriminating documents were found during the search operations, and approximately Rs. 1.38 crore in criminal gains were found.