Chandigarh, September 4, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached seven immovable properties valued at around Rs 1.50 crore in a money-laundering investigation linked to the alleged unauthorised routing of bulk SMS traffic through the BSNL network, the agency said on Friday.
The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Swarnjeet Singh, then SMSC Sub-Divisional Engineer with BSNL in Chandigarh, and others.
According to the ED, its investigation followed an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Anti-Corruption Branch in Chandigarh against Singh, M/s Doorsteps Solutions and others.
The agency alleged that Singh, in conspiracy with Saurabh Tyagi, Marconi James Macwan and Preeti Gohel, facilitated unauthorised access to BSNL’s SMSC infrastructure. This allegedly enabled bulk SMS traffic to bypass the mandatory DLT/Tanla platform and prescribed billing mechanism.
The investigation found that around 63.37 crore bulk push SMS messages were allegedly routed illegally through BSNL’s SMSCs, resulting in an estimated revenue loss of Rs 5.42 crore, including approximately Rs 4.05 crore in Interconnection Usage Charges, the ED said.
M/s Smart Technology/M/s Doorsteps Solutions and their partners allegedly obtained the unauthorised bulk SMS services at rates below prevailing market levels and derived financial benefits from the arrangement.
The seven properties attached include agricultural land in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, and residential and commercial properties in Vadodara, Gujarat.
With the latest action, the total value of properties provisionally attached in the case has risen to around Rs 2.30 crore. The ED had earlier attached property worth Rs 80 lakh on March 27, 2025.
The agency said proceeds of crime have so far been quantified at around Rs 6.47 crore. Further investigation is underway.
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