NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to ED making “inadvertent” submissions contrary to the provisions of PMLA on grant of bail to minors, women or sick people in money laundering cases, Supreme Court on Wednesday said the agency intended to keep accused in jail and declared that it would not tolerate such “frivolous submissions”.SG Tushar Mehta…
NEW DELHI: In one of the single-biggest restitution exercises undertaken by ED, involving the 32 lakh victims of the Agri Gold ponzi ‘scam’, the agency has begun the sale of attached properties, worth over Rs 6,000 crore, across multiple states.With the concurrence of the Supreme Court and the Andhra Pradesh HC, favouring distribution of attached…
NEW DELHI: A team of the Enforcement Directorate was allegedly attacked on Thursday while conducting raids related to a cyber crime case in Delhi.According to officials, one additional director of the probing agency was injured in the attack in the Bijwasan area of the national capital.“The Enforcement Directorate’s High-Intensity Unit (HIU) launched extensive searches today…
Supreme Court of India and Partha Chatterjee (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) about its low conviction rate in money laundering cases during a bail hearing for former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee. Chatterjee has been jailed for over two years awaiting trial in a teacher…
NEW DELHI: In a rare instance, ED is set to move SC in a case related to Santiago Martin — the Chennai-based ‘lottery king’ who earlier this year turned out to be the single biggest contributor to political parties with Rs 1,368 crore in electoral bonds — asking the top court to recall its 2023…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 500 crore located across Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh in a Rs 4,000-crore bank fraud and money laundering case against Corporate Power Ltd, and its promoters and directors Manoj Jayaswal, Abhijeet Jayaswal and Abhishek Jayaswal.In Aug, ED had searched the premises…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Ajit-Pawar led NCP and a judgment that can have bearing on other PMLA cases, a special court in Mumbai on Friday rejected a plea of NCP heavyweight and Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal that money laundering case against him and other associates be dropped. The minister unsuccessfully argued that…
In a significant crackdown on illegal ticket sales, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched coordinated raids on October 25, 2024, across five major Indian cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Bangalore. This operation is part of an ongoing investigation into unauthorized ticket sales for the highly anticipated concerts of British rock band Coldplay and Punjabi singer…
NEW DELHI: “They (ED officers) should remember that there is something called Article 21 in the country (which guarantees right to life and liberty),” Supreme Court on Monday told the agency while expressing concern over the way in which PMLA was being implemented and made it clear that any high-handedness against any accused in violation…
Saurabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev Online Book gaming-betting app, was arrested in Dubai. NEW DELHI: Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev betting app, is expected to be brought to India soon following his recent formal arrest in Dubai on the basis of an Interpol issued arrest warrant in a…
