New Delhi, Dec 28 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has arrested one of the key accused Viraj Suhas Patil from Mumbai in a case related to illegal forex trading by "TP Global FX".

The ED in a statement said that Patil was arrested on December 25 under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

It said that Patil has a Resident Identity Card of UAE and is staying there permanently since 2021.

He was presented at a court in Kolkata which sent him to ED custody till January 2.

The ED registered a case on the basis of FIR registered by Kolkata Police under various sections of IPC against TM Traders and KK Traders.