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Mumbai, February 13 A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai on Friday sent a former director of real estate company Lodha Developers Ltd to the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s custody until February 20 in an alleged money laundering case worth Rs 85 crore...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has arrested a doctor, who owns a fertility center based in Telangana, on money laundering charges for allegedly running a surrogacy racket.The doctor has been accused of sourcing infants from poor and vulnerable parents...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has attached hotels, resorts, and land parcels worth ₹200 crore in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of an investigation into money laundering.These assets were "directly or indirectly" derived from, or involved...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday that it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its investigation into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claims received "active" assistance from the local administration.The...

Mumbai, February 13 Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse and his wife, accused in an alleged money laundering case linked to a controversial land deal in Pune, appeared before a special court in Mumbai on Friday, leading it to cancel the non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against them...

New Delhi, February 13 A Delhi court on Friday listed March 27 for hearing arguments on the Enforcement Directorate's chargesheet against Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of Al Falah group, which came under the radar of security agencies following the November 10 blast at the Red Fort area...

Kolkata, February 13 A court in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has cleared a cancer alternative therapy expert of charges of making false claims about his profession.Following this acquittal, a court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has also acquitted Aradeep...

Chandigarh, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate has transferred its Jalandhar zonal office chief to its Chennai zone as part of a reshuffle in the federal probe agency, officials said on Friday.The Jalandhar office of the ED, headed by Additional Director Ravi Tiwari (an IRS officer of the...

Mumbai, February 12 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) formally arrested a former director of real estate company Lodha Developers Limited on Thursday in an alleged money laundering case worth Rs 85 crore.The ED's case against the accused, Rajendra Lodha, is based on a cheating and forgery case...

New Delhi, February 12 The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday that it has filed a chargesheet against some accused who allegedly defrauded US nationals of crores of rupees through a "tech support scam", and used the money to purchase lavish houses, cars, luxury watches, and to fly in...

New Delhi, February 12 The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal to withdraw his petition challenging the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its investigation into a money laundering case linked to the excise policy.A senior...

Lucknow, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in the districts of Sant Kabir Nagar and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as part of an investigation into money laundering against a madrassa teacher, who is now reportedly a UK citizen, officials said.The case involves...

Mumbai, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed applications before a court here seeking to declare absconding diamond businessman Nirav Modi's brothers, Neeshal and Nehal Modi, as "Economic Offenders" in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.The applications were recently...

Chandigarh, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh for questioning in connection with a violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), officials said on Wednesday.The father-son duo have been...

New Delhi, February 11 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that Interpol has issued a Silver Notice against the promoter of a Delhi-based rice company, who was recently declared a fugitive economic offender, in connection with an alleged Rs 1,200 crore bank loan fraud case.The notice...

Kolkata, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two coal traders from West Bengal, after questioning them for several hours, as part of a money laundering investigation into a case of alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal, an officer said on Tuesday.The arrests were...

Kolkata, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two coal traders from West Bengal, following several hours of questioning, as part of an investigation into money laundering related to an alleged case of illegal coal mining and transportation, an official said on Tuesday.The...

Amravati/New Delhi, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to investigate an alleged adulteration scam related to the preparation of 'laddu prasadam' at the famous Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, officials said.The federal investigation...

New Delhi, February 10 The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani to appear for questioning in a money laundering case next week, officials said on Tuesday.Tina Ambani, 68, a former actress, was asked to appear before...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to February 18 the hearing on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its search operation at the I-PAC office and the...