money laundering

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 CBI and the I4C are considering a range of measures to recommend to the government, including linking banks' KYC processes with biometric verification and tethering international mobile roaming services to passports, as part of a broader effort to curb cybercrimes...

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...

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...

Mumbai, February 12 The Bombay High Court reiterated on Thursday its stance that it would not consider the petition filed by the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, challenging the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, until he returns to India. A bench of Chief Justice Shree...

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...

Kathmandu, February 11 Nepal should strengthen and consolidate its internal mechanisms, learning from best practices worldwide, to address the issue of money laundering, especially now that it is on the FATF's grey list, a top official at the central bank said here on Wednesday.The Financial...

Mumbai, February 11 The Cyber Cell of the Mumbai Police has arrested two men through whose bank accounts proceeds from a digital scam were allegedly being circulated, an official said on Wednesday.Faraz Zakir Sharif and Aman Khan are alleged to have opened bank accounts under the names of...

New Delhi, February 10 The centers of cyber crimes have shifted from Jamtara, Mewat, and Bharatpur to Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, CBI Director Praveen Sood said on Tuesday.In his welcome address at the National Conference on "Combating Cyber-Enabled...

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 Enforcement Directorate is expected to issue fresh summons to Tina Ambani, the wife of Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani, for questioning in a money laundering case after she failed to appear on the scheduled date, officials said on Tuesday.Tina, 68, a former...