Chandigarh, September 5 (Daily Kiran) : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has temporarily seized assets valued at ₹1.5 crore in connection with a money laundering investigation involving a former BSNL official in Chandigarh. This action was taken against Swarnjeet Singh, the former Sub-Divisional Engineer (SDE) of BSNL, and others.
The investigation was initiated based on an FIR filed by the CBI and ACB in Chandigarh against Singh and a company called Doorsteps Solutions. Evidence revealed that Singh conspired with Saurabh Tyagi, Marconi James Macwan, and Preeti Gohel to facilitate unauthorized access to BSNL’s SMSC infrastructure. This scheme allowed them to bypass mandatory DLT and billing mechanisms, enabling the routing of bulk SMS traffic without proper authorization.
The ED’s inquiry found that approximately 63.37 crore bulk push SMS messages were illegally routed through the SMSC, leading to an estimated revenue loss of ₹5.42 crore for BSNL. This figure includes about ₹4.05 crore in interconnection usage charges. The investigation also uncovered that Smart Technology and Doorsteps Solutions, along with their partners, exploited these unauthorized bulk SMS services at rates below the market average, generating significant financial gains.
The seized properties include agricultural land in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, and residential and commercial properties in Vadodara, Gujarat. With this seizure, the total value of attached assets in the case has reached approximately ₹2.3 crore. Currently, the estimated proceeds of crime stand at about ₹6.47 crore. Previously, on March 27, 2025, the ED had attached assets worth ₹80 lakh in this case, and further investigations are ongoing.
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