prevention of money laundering act (pmla)

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in two separate cases against him for not appearing before the agency despite summons issued in the excise policy...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in response to a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging his acquittal in complaint cases related to alleged...

New Delhi/Agartala, March 31 – In a major crackdown on drug and psychotropic substance smuggling and trafficking in Tripura, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced on Tuesday that it had filed three prosecution complaints against a total of 14 accused persons before a court, under the...

New Delhi, March 30 The Enforcement Directorate said on Monday that it has returned assets worth more than Rs 15,000 crore to a special committee appointed by the Supreme Court, so that investors allegedly cheated in a Ponzi scheme by Chandigarh-based PACL (Pearls Group) can recover their dues...

New Delhi, March 30 The Enforcement Directorate said on Monday that it has attached land parcels and other immovable assets worth more than Rs 270 crore as part of its money laundering investigation against Rajendra Lodha, former director of the Maharashtra-based realty company Lodha Developers...

New Delhi, March 30 The Enforcement Directorate moved the Delhi High Court on Monday, challenging the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two separate cases filed against him for failing to appear before the agency despite summons issued in the excise policy case.The...

New Delhi, March 28 The Delhi High Court on Saturday dismissed a plea filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, seeking directions to defer the hearing on framing of charges in the trial court in a money laundering case arising from the alleged Chinese visa scam.The Member of Parliament from...

New Delhi, March 27 A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a plea by Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui seeking documents not relied upon by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its chargesheet, noting that the case is still at the pre-cognisance stage and the investigation remains ongoing...

Mumbai, March 27 – The ED has attached immovable properties worth ₹19.12 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the ₹5,600 crore fraud perpetrated by the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL), which impacted 13,000 investors, an...

New Delhi, March 27 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it had again arrested Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in a new money laundering case linked to the "fraudulent" acquisition of a Rs 45 crore plot in Delhi.The 61-year-old was first arrested by the federal...

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...

New Delhi, March 25 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that it has attached fresh immovable assets worth approximately ₹1,700 crore, primarily located in Dubai, including in the iconic Burj Khalifa, belonging to one of the main promoters of the Mahadev App, Sourabh Chandrakar, as...

Panaji, March 25 – A 22-year-old man was arrested in Quepem, Goa, for the illegal possession of suspected ganja worth approximately Rs. 30,000, officials said on Wednesday.The Quepem Police have registered a case against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)...

Mumbai, March 24 A special court in Mumbai has denied bail to Pune businessman Amit Thepade in a ₹117-crore money laundering case, ruling that economic offenses are "a serious threat to the financial health of the country."The court emphasized that statements recorded under the provisions of...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government over its objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate's plea regarding the alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, asking about the fundamental rights of ED...

New Delhi, March 24 The Enforcement Directorate identified proceeds of crime worth ₹35,925.58 crore in 257 cybercrime cases it undertook till February 28, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, said that under an...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred a hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to remove certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court while discharging all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time until April 2 to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, and 21 others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to remove "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while...

Chennai, March 18 – Rajya Sabha member R. Girirajan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has filed nine separate writ petitions in the Madras High Court, seeking a directive to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to initiate investigations into money laundering against several senior leaders...

New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court questioned the West Bengal government's objection to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea regarding alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, stating that no entity can be left remediless under the Constitution.The West Bengal...