Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office has arrested Naveen Rohra on
04.08.2025 in connection with money laundering case related to Chhangur Baba and others,
under the provisions of PMLA, 2002. He has been sent to ED custody for 5 days by Hon’ble
Special Court (PMLA), Lucknow.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by ATS, Lucknow under various
sections of IPC, 1860 alleging a large-scale conspiracy involving unlawful religious
conversions, utilization of foreign funding, and activities posing a potential threat to national
security. Chhangur Baba and his associates are alleged to have established an extensive
network operating from the premises of Chand Auliya Dargah, Balrampur where he regularly
organized large gatherings attended by both Indian and foreign nationals. He is accused of
systematically inducing, coercing, and manipulating individuals of other faiths— particularly
Scheduled Castes, and economically disadvantaged persons belonging to Hindu religion into
religious conversion.
During the course of investigation under PMLA so far it has been revealed that funds
amounting to more than Rs. 60 Crore have been received by Chhangur Baba, Naveen Rohra
and their associates in their bank accounts. It is also revealed that sizable amounts of funds
were received from foreign countries by Naveen Rohra in his bank accounts.
Earlier in the case, searches were conducted at 15 premises in UP and Mumbai on
17.07.2025. Documents seized during the searches revealed that funds received by them,
which are nothing but Proceeds of Crime, were utilised for acquiring various immovable
properties and carrying out construction activities in these properties by Naveen Rohra.
It is pertinent to mention that Chhangur Baba has already been arrested in this case by
ED on 28.07.2025. He is currently in Judicial Custody.
ED Arrests Naveen Rohra in Chhangur Baba Money Laundering Case
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