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Excise policy scam: Court seeks response from ED on Raghava Reddy's plea

The Special Judge MK Nagpal on Saturday issued notice to ED on the plea listed the matter for March 16, 2023, with detailed arguments

Power Bank App fraud case: ED conducts searches at 14 locations, 3 arrested

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches in as many as 14 premises in Surat SEZ, Ahmedabad and Mumbai in connection with an alleged Power Bank App fraud case

ED seizes Rs 3.5 cr cash in MGNREGA fund scam involving IAS Pooja Singhal

In a latest development in the MGNREGA fund scam involving suspended IAS official Pooja Singhal and others, the ED conducted raids in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh at the premises of Mohammad Izhar Ansari

ED gets five-day custody of liquor businessman in Delhi excise policy scam

The central probe agency has alleged that Amandeep Dhal played a major role in the formulation, conspiracy and kickbacks paid by the South Group

Delhi HC seeks ED stand on plea by Sukesh against money laundering charges

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate to state its stand on a plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenging the framing of charges against him under the anti-money laundering law in connection with a 2017 Election Commission bribery case. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma heard the counsel for the petitioner as well as the agency, and said the matter "needs further consideration" while seeking written submissions from the parties. "Both of you file written submissions. I am not issuing notice (at this stage)," said the judge. The counsel for the petitioner said that in view of the stay on proceedings in the scheduled offence in the matter, the trial court could not have framed charges under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). "Scheduled offence is the base. When it goes, everything goes, said the lawyer. Counsel for the Enforcement Directorate said that the petition was a dilatory tactic and if the petitioner's argument is accepted, it woul

Delhi excise policy case: ED makes arrest in money laundering investigation

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested liquor businessman Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd, in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation into the Delhi excise policy, officials said on Thursday. Dhal was taken into custody on Wednesday night under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following his questioning, they said. He is expected to be produced before a local court on Thursday where the ED will seek his custody. According to a CBI FIR, AAP functionary Vijay Nair, Manoj Rai, Amandeep Dhal and Sameer Mahandru were actively involved in framing and implementation of the excise policy of the Delhi government for the year 2021-22. The money laundering case of the ED stems from the CBI FIR. Till now, the ED has filed two chargesheets or prosecution complaints in this case and has arrested a total of 10 people, including Dhal. The excise policy was scrapped in August last year and the Delhi LG later asked the CBI to pro

Enforcement Directorate files charge-sheet in Halal investment scheme fraud

ED said that it has filed a charge-sheet before a special court in Bengaluru against Injaz International and partners for defrauding people by luring them to invest in a 'Halal' investment scheme

Held in graft cases, Sisodia, Jain quit Arvind Kejriwal's Cabinet

SC refuses to entertain bail plea of Sisodia; Jain already in jail for months

Pinarayi Vijayan's closest aide C M Ravindran ducks appearance before ED

Ravindran, through an e-mail, informed ED officials that since he is busy with the ongoing assembly session, he will be unable to appear before them

Decoding Delhi's alleged 'liquor scam' that led to Manish Sisodia's arrest

Under the new, now-scrapped, excise policy, the state government allowed private vendors and shops to sell liquor in Delhi

State scan: Big scam involving small politicians in Chhattisgarh

The issue has not posed a political challenge for Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel or the Congress

Partha Chatterjee steps down as president of top management institute

Chatterjee finally resigned from that chair this week. His resignation was accepted in a meeting of the current board of governors on Friday

ED raids on Cong leaders should not be given political colour: Thakur

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Saturday said the recent raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the properties of leaders of the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh should not be given political colour. Those who have "looted" the country would face action, he said, speaking to reporters here. Asked about the Congress accusing the BJP-led Union government of misusing probe agencies against its political opponents, Thakur said, "The probe agencies take action against those who indulge in corruption, and those who have not done corruption should not be scared of them." India is being made "corruption-free" and "the action should not be given political colour," he added. "If anyone has looted the resources of the state and country, then probe agencies take action, the minister added.

Delhi HC to hear ED's submissions on Satyendar Jain's bail plea on Monday

The Delhi High Court will hear final submissions of Enforcement Directorate on the bail plea of jailed AAP Minister Satyendar Jain on February 27 in connection with a money laundering case

ED attaches assets worth Rs 305.84 crore of Joyalukkas Pvt Ltd under FEMA

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 305.84 crore of a private firm under section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 for violation of section 4 of the Act.

ED attaches Rs 305 cr assets of Joyalukkas jewellery group on hawala charge

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 305 crore of Joy Alukkas Verghese, the owner of prominent Kerala-based jewellery group Joyalukkas, in a FEMA case linked to alleged transfer of "huge cash" to Dubai by the company through hawala channels. The federal probe agency had carried out searches at multiple premises of the Thrissur-headquartered group on February 22. "The attached assets include 33 immovable properties (valued at Rs 81.54 crore) consisting of land and residential building in Shobha City, Thrissur, three bank accounts (having deposits of Rs 91.22 lakh), three fixed deposits worth Rs 5.58 crore and shares of Joyalukkas India Pvt Ltd (valued at Rs 217.81 crore)," the ED said in a statement. The total value of these assets, attached under section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), is Rs 305.84 crore, it said. The case pertains to "huge amount of cash transferred to Dubai from India through hawala (illegal money

Court extends Sukesh Chandrashekhar's ED custody in money laundering case

A Delhi court on Friday extended by three days the ED custody of Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion of around Rs 4 crore from prominent entrepreneur Malvinder Singh's wife Japna M Singh. The judge extended the custody of the alleged conman after he was produced before court on expiry of his nine-day ED custody. The court passed the order on an application filed by the Enforcement Directorate which said it needed to interrogate him to track the money trail. The anti-money laundering probe agency also got 5 days' police remand of co-accused Deepak Ramdani. Sukesh Chandrashekhar was arrested following registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), the ED's version of an FIR, for allegedly duping Malvinder Singh's Wife Japna Singh of Rs 3.5 crore in order to secure bail for her husband arrested in a criminal case. Singh is a former promoter of Fortis Healthcare. According to the complaint, Chandrashekhar had called Japna M Si

ED questions Delhi CM Kejriwal's PA in excise policy money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA Bibhav Kumar in the money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said. Kumar deposed before the federal probe agency here and the investigators are recording his statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. His questioning is understood to be related to the ED's charges made before the court that at least 36 accused, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Bibhav Kumar, "destroyed or used" 170 phones to conceal evidence of "kickbacks" worth thousand of crores of rupees in the alleged scam. The ED, till now, has filed two charge sheets or prosecution complaints in this case and has arrested a total of nine people. The ED has alleged in a charge sheet submitted to the court that a part of the alleged Rs 100 crore "kickbacks" generated in the scrapped Delhi excise policy were ..

Delhi excise policy case: HC seeks ED's reply in Benoy Babu's bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on bail plea of Benoy Babu, who is accused in the excise policy case.

Enforcement Directorate accuses Pernod Ricard of more policy violations

In the Jan 6 filing documents the federal agency accused Pernod of a 'conspiracy to gain illegal benefit by submitting wrong affidavit' to Delhi authorities