The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has charged former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and four others with illegally acquiring 8.86 acres of land in Ranchi valued at over Rs 31 crore. According to the federal probe agency, invoices for a refrigerator and a smart TV purchased in the names of Continue Reading
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was taken to Tihar Jail to begin a 14-day judicial custody period following a court decision on Monday, in relation to allegations connected to a liquor policy-linked money laundering case. Arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kejriwal will be held in solitary confinement within Prison Number 2, […]Continue Reading
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has once again avoided appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case. This case is related to alleged irregularities within the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). The summons for Monday, the second issued under anti-money laundering laws, was not attended by the AAP national convenor, sparking […]Continue Reading
In a significant move against money laundering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on multiple premises across Delhi-NCR, targeting a realty and liquor group operated by Amit Katyal, a figure reportedly closely linked with the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad. The searches were part of an ongoing investigation into a money […]Continue Reading
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a money laundering investigation against Dinesh Bhobhate, a senior assistant at New India Assurance Company Limited, and his wife, following allegations of accumulating assets worth ₹2.58 crore, which are 36 per cent higher than their known income sources. This action comes on the heels of a Central Bureau of […]Continue Reading
A division bench of Justices P D Naik and N R Borkar has deferred the hearing of a petition filed by Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede until March 1. Wankhede is seeking to quash a money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following allegations of a ₹25-crore bribe demand related to a […]Continue Reading
In the wake of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent crackdown on Paytm Payments Bank for regulatory failures, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has identified approximately 50,000 bank accounts across various banks lacking proper Know Your Customer (KYC) documentation, raising alarms over potential money laundering activities. According to a report by The Continue Reading
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unveiled startling claims, alleging Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, to have purportedly “renovated and stayed” at a London property linked to money laundering. This revelation emerges within the context of a case involving alleged middleman Sanjay Bhandari, who fled to the UK in 2016 and Continue Reading
Congress Member of Parliament Karti Chidambaram, representing the Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat, has failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning related to a money laundering investigation. The probe is linked to purported irregularities in the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals back in 2011. Karti, summoned by the central agency, cited […]Continue Reading
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a significant development in the ongoing Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case by filing a 60-page chargesheet against AAP MP Sanjay Singh. This supplementary chargesheet, consisting of various sections under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), marks the agency’s sixth submission concerning the case. Continue Reading