LUCKNOW: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided 14 locations — 12 in UP’s Balrampur and 2 in Mumbai — linked to Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind behind illegal mass religious conversions, as part of its probe in suspected Rs 100-crore foreign funding and money laundering racket. Preliminary findings indicate that around Rs 68 crore was routed through 18 bank accounts, with at least Rs 7 crore received in three months via foreign channels.The first search targeted Baba Tajuddin Boutique in Subhash Nagar, Utraula, allegedly run by Neetu, alias Nasreen, accused of counselling women for conversion. The women who agreed to convert were later taken to the mansion of Chhangur Baba.Later, ED searched the residence of Chhangur Baba’s son Mehboob, and the homes of Jamaluddin and Nasreen, believed to have converted under Baba’s influence. Teams also raided properties of three former village heads — Jumman Khan, Durgesh Kumar, and Santosh Trigunayat — and a local lekhpal whose wife, Sangeeta Devi, reportedly entered a profit-sharing deal with the syndicate.In Mumbai, ED searched two plush addresses linked to Shehzad Sheikh, a key aide of Chhangur Baba. ED said the case involves money laundering, illegal foreign funding, and document forgery.
