Updated On: 04 November, 2025 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish Patil
According to ED officials, Varanium Cloud Ltd. and its group companies allegedly raised around Rs 40 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in September 2022, claiming the funds would be used to set up edge data centres and digital learning hubs in smaller towns

ED reportedly uncovered a large network of mule bank accounts opened using forged KYC documents and dummy SIM cards. Pic/By Special Arrangement
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly conducted search operations at multiple locations across Mumbai in connection with its ongoing investigation against M/s Varanium Cloud Ltd., its promoter Harshavardhan Sabale, and other associated entities, official sources said on Tuesday.
The ED’s Headquarters Investigation Unit in New Delhi carried out the searches based on credible intelligence indicating large-scale manipulation of financial records, circular fund movements, and suspected laundering of proceeds of crime, they said.