ED acts against judge in Rs 50cr payout scam, seizes 24 assets NEW DELHI: Two months after it conducted searches on the premises of a railway claims tribunal judge in Patna, R K Mittal, and his associates in a case of Rs 50 crore fraudulent withdrawal of death compensations, ED on Friday attached 24 properties…
NEW DELHI: There have been just two convictions in 193 cases filed by Enforcement Directorate against political netas in the last 10 years, the finance ministry informed Parliament.Junior finance minister Pankaj Chaudhary said on Tuesday in a written reply in Rajya Sabha that the highest number of cases (32) were filed between April 1, 2022,…
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday dismissed reports that his son, Chaitanya Baghel, had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged liquor scam.As media gathered outside the Baghel residence in Bhilai and the ED office in Raipur, speculation ran high over Chaitanya’s…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted raids at 14 locations linked to the son of former CM Bhupesh Baghel and others in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action is part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged Rs 2,161 crore liquor scam in the state. A stone…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka high court on Friday cancelled the Enforcement Directorate summons issued to chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s wife Parvathi & state minister BS Suresha in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allotment scam.The HC had reserved its verdict on petitions filed by Parvathi and urban development minister Suresh, challenging the ED summons related to…
The company said it was ‘working towards resolving the matter in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory processes. We remain committed to strengthening processes in adherence and upholding the highest standards of compliance and governance’ NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has found foreign investors making investments in Paytm’s parent company, One97…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The federal agency arrested Jain in May 2022 in connection with the money-laundering case involving alleged hawala transactions. At the time…
A mysterious confidential report landed before SC bench hearing Enforcement Directorate‘s plea for cancellation of bail to former bureaucrat Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, with none of the parties claiming to have filed it.At the outset of the hearing, the bench told lawyers appearing for ED, Chhattisgarh govt and Tuteja that a sealed…
An unknown burglar stole gold ornaments and household valuables worth more than Rs 30 lakh from Niranjan Patnaik’s residence in Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred early Sunday while the family was asleep. BHUBANESWAR: An unknown burglar stole gold ornaments and household valuables worth more than Rs 30 lakh from former Congress State President Niranjan Patnaik‘s home…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said an accused who had spent one year in jail and charges had still not been framed in the money laundering case against that person could be considered for bail as per its verdict in the Senthil Balaji case.SC has been granting bail to accused in money laundering cases…
