MHA grants approval to ED to prosecute AAP leaders Kejriwal, Sisodia in liquor scam case – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry granted approval to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal along with former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the alleged liquor scam, news agency ANI reported citing sources.A special…

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Eye on refunds, ED starts sale of Rs 6,000 crore ponzi scam assets | India News – Times of India

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…

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Supreme Court questions ED’s low conviction rate in Partha Chatterjee case | India News – Times of India

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…

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah booked in MUDA-linked money laundering case by ED | India News – Times of India

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a money-laundering case against Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The ED’s action comes in response to a state Lokayukta FIR, registered last week, that accuses the CM and others of irregularities in the allotment of land…

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ED attaches Rs 1 crore assets in UP cop test case | India News – Times of India

The Enforcement Directorate’s Lucknow zonal office has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs 1.02 crore belonging to Rajeev Nayan Mishra and Subhash Prakash — accused in UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam leak and UP Public Service Commission’s RO/ARO Exam leak case — under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The properties…

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‘PMLA is Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Aankh’: Kapil Sibal slams money laundering law | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a scathing critique of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has stirred controversy by claiming that the acronym stands for “Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Ankh” (PM’s glare).Speaking with ANI, Sibal questioned the efficacy and fairness of the PMLA, asserting that it deviates from its intended purpose…

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