The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized more than ₹3 crore in cash and collected documents related to alleged overseas investments following searches at 18 properties linked to Karnataka Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi, his family members and associates. The searches, which continued for nearly 37 hours, were conducted across Bengaluru, Belagavi and Goa as...
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat has stepped down from two organisational positions in the party following an Enforcement Directorate search at the residence of his personal assistant, Chandan Singh Jeena, in connection with alleged irregularities in a 2016 recruitment examination in Uttarakhand. Rawat announced that he was resigning as a...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Kerala as part of an investigation into an alleged money-laundering network connected with the smuggling of hybrid ganja from Thailand to India. The searches were carried out at premises in Kozhikode and Palakkad districts and focused on individuals suspected of having links to...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at seven locations across Chhattisgarh as part of its investigation into alleged irregularities in the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) recruitment process. The premises of K K Chandrakar, who served as a personal assistant to former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, were among the locations searched by the...
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Allahabad High Court to defer further proceedings in a case involving allegations that Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi possesses assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The apex court also restrained the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement...
The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its investigation into an alleged multi-state chit fund and financial fraud case involving more than ₹2,000 crore, freezing 182 bank accounts and seizing over ₹1 crore in cash during searches at locations in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad. The agency said the searches were carried out on August 5 by its Bhubaneswar...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations in and around Bengaluru as part of a money laundering investigation connected to an alleged ISIS radicalisation and recruitment network, officials said. The searches, conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), are linked to an investigation originating from...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken custody of three accused in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged Andhra Pradesh liquor scam, marking a significant step in its efforts to uncover the financial transactions and suspected money laundering linked to the case. The move comes after a special court granted the central agency permission...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched coordinated search operations across several locations in India as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged terror funding network that is suspected of facilitating illegal infiltration into the country. The operation marks a significant step in the agency’s efforts to dismantle financial channels believed to be supporting unlawful cross-border...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested businessman Vikas Garg in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged Mahadev online betting app money laundering case, marking another significant development in one of India’s largest financial crime investigations. According to officials, Garg was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...