asset seizure

Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 The BJP's efforts to court Christian voters in Kerala have been set back by opposition from church leaders to the proposed amendments to the FCRA.With the assembly elections approaching, the opposition Congress and the ruling CPI(M) have seized on the issue...

Wellington, March 30 – New Zealand's largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh – one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 – highlighting a complex intersection of "international...

New Delhi, March 27 The Congress on Friday demanded the revocation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that it is being used to silence those who do not align with the BJP’s ideology, while calling it a “fascist move”.“The Foreign Contribution (Regulation)...

Ranchi, March 27 – The ED filed a chargesheet against a former SBI Branch Manager and his wife in a Special PMLA Court here in connection with a Rs 5.40 crore fraud involving the manipulation of 440 customer accounts, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal...

Mumbai, March 27 – Residential flats, commercial shops, and office space related to the Goregaon Pearl CHS Project, valued at Rs 41.70 crore, were seized by the ED in a case involving fraud with homebuyers and other investors in Goregaon, Mumbai, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of...

Kochi, March 24 Sobi George, a stage artist, actor, and director of the Kothamangalam Kalagruham music troupe, was arrested on Tuesday in a cheque bounce case, police said.A senior police officer said that George was arrested based on a warrant issued against him by a court here in two cheque...

Jaipur, March 23 – In a major crackdown under "Operation Trinetra," the Pratapgarh Police, led by Superintendent of Police B. Aditya, seized over 762 kg of illicit doda-chura (poppy husk) following a dramatic encounter with smugglers. The consignment is estimated to be worth over Rs 1.14 crore...

New Delhi, March 23 – The ED has recovered assets worth nearly $5.6 billion, including those related to corruption cases, with a significant portion achieved in the past couple of years, Rahul Navin, director of the ED, said on Monday.Delivering the welcome address at the 12th Steering...

Chandigarh, March 21 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated on Saturday that the state's "improving" law and order is now evident, driven by a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and a sustained crackdown on organized crime.Mann said that the state is one of the safest and most peaceful...

New Delhi, March 20 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has executed its largest seizure in a single case, worth over ₹22,000 crore, by freezing properties in its investigation into money laundering against PACL (Pearls Group), based in Chandigarh, which is accused of orchestrating a ₹48,000 crore...

Bhopal, March 19 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Bhopal Zonal Office conducted searches and seized assets at three premises linked to M/s Rajul Group and its partner, Priyank Mehta, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday.The action, conducted under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange...

Jaipur, March 16 – Under Operation Shikanja, a statewide initiative in Rajasthan to curb organized crime and illegal activities, the Karauli Police have taken major action against an alleged "Online Betting King" by identifying illegal assets worth approximately Rs 35 crore and initiating...

Raipur, March 16 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹80.36 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The attachment, carried out on March 13, 2026, relates to an alleged scam in the...

Srinagar, March 16 Police on Monday seized assets worth crores belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Police seized four immovable properties belonging to "notorious drug peddler" Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Rakh e Lajoora, in...

Chandigarh, March 9 – The Punjab Police announced on Monday that they had frozen properties worth more than ₹600 crore, linked to drug traffickers, over the past two years, marking a major achievement in their ongoing crackdown on the drug economy in the state.Notably, Punjab accounted for 50...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The Odisha Vigilance arrested a government engineer on Sunday for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara...

Mumbai, March 5 A special court here has issued notices to Nirav Modi's brothers, who are absconding, asking them to explain why they should not be officially declared "fugitive economic offenders" (FEOs) in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.The notices were issued to Neeshal and Nehal Modi...

Amaravati, March 5 Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha told the assembly on Thursday that the state government would seize and auction the assets of the fireworks factory owners involved in the fatal explosions to compensate the victims.Her remarks came a day after Chief Minister...

Mangaluru, February 28 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mangaluru Sub-Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special Court for PMLA cases in Mangaluru against several individuals...

Jaipur, February 26 – The Rajasthan Police have launched a major crackdown on an organized cyber fraud network allegedly involved in siphoning off crores of rupees from government welfare schemes. Fifty-one accused have been arrested, and proceedings have been initiated to attach properties...