Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, arrested last month in a money laundering case linked to a housing project in Mumbai, on Wednesday moved a bail application before a special court here. His bail plea is likely to come up for hearing before judge MG Deshpande, presiding over the special PMLA court, on Thursday. Raut, 60, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in early August under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for his alleged role in financial irregularities related to the redevelopment of Patra 'Chawl' (old row tenements) in suburban Goregaon. The Shiv Sena politician is currently in jail under judicial custody. The Rajya Sabha member was found to be alleged beneficiary of more than Rs 2 crore of the proceeds of crime, the ED has claimed. Further, the central probe agency has claimed documents seized during its probe showed the purchase of properties at Alibaug, a coastal town in neighbouring Raigad district, by Raut involved substantial cash ...
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The court said it would re-examine two provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
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The Supreme Court will hear a joint petition filed by former MP Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul, and Prof. Roop Rekha Verma against the Gujarat government's decision in Bilkis Bano case
He was taken into custody following several hours of questioning by the federal agency on Monday and Tuesday in the matter
The petition says some provisions in the Act are unconstitutional, put a reverse burden on accused, give inspectors wide powers to arrest, and take away the right to silence
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to rejoin the probe on Friday by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with the National Herald case, said sources
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's custody to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was extended by five more days on Thursday
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Kumar, a CA of IAS official and mining secretary of Jharkhand Pooja Singhal, came on the radar during the course of investigation. Kumar also handles accounts of Singhal's husband.
The Soren-led government in Jharkhand specialises in theft and will make the state hollow by looting public resources, the BJP said after ED raids in connection with the MGNREGA funds fraud PMLA case
The ED carried out raids at ten different locations belonging to Punjab CM's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey, in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in the 200 crore Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) case, will soon file a supplementary chargesheet, sources said.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached properties worth Rs 1.74 crore in connection with its money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank fraud in BPSL
ED told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the plea by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife seeking quashing of its summons in a money laundering case was premature and not maintainable.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to them by the ED for questioning in a money laundering case
The Centre Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will seek the transfer of Mehbooba Mufti's challenge to the Constitutional validity of a provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to the Supreme Court. In view of the Centre's stand, a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh adjourned the hearing on the former J&K Chief Minsiter's petition till September 30. Several petitions concerning various provisions and scheme of PMLA...are pending. Matter has been assigned to a special bench and parties have exchanged questions, one of which is directly in question here, said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Centre. Can we say you would prefer a transfer petition?, the court questioned the Solicitor General who responded, Yes, you can. I intend to move a transfer petition. If they agree, we can do it together, Solicitor General added. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju added that the questions before the Supreme Court included
Raman Bhuraria was arrested on Friday for his "assistance and complicity" in the alleged fraud.