ED may file case against 'Justice for Hathras' website

The ED would soon file a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the people associated with it, they said, adding that following which it would try to recover the funds.

Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is examining an FIR registered by the Hathras police against a website for criminal conspiracy to incite violence in Uttar Pradesh following the murder of a Dalit girl, may file a money laundering case against people associated with the website - 'JusticeforHathras'.

According to sources, the ED has found out that a lot of money was arranged through the website and the investigating agency is trying to find out where it was sent.

The ED would soon file a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the people associated with it, they said, adding that following which it would try to recover the funds.

Meanwhile, the police are searching for people who tried to create unrest in the state and have filed as many as 19 FIRs against several people. Thirteen people have been arrested for posting "offensive material" on social media platforms. It is learnt that 'JusticeforHathras' was created to fund violent protests.

The police have claimed that the protests in the Hathras case were a major ploy to destabilise the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government using the website with foreign links.