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 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 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...
In a significant development in the ongoing ₹200 crore money laundering case, the Supreme Court has allowed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw her petition challenging proceedings initiated against her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The decision marks another key legal milestone in a high-profile case that has drawn widespread public attention...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out search operations at multiple locations in Delhi as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged financial networks connected to the massive 2021 drug seizure at Mundra Port in Gujarat. The searches were reportedly linked to businessman Kabir Talwar, whose premises came under scrutiny as investigators sought to trace...
Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to the illegal betting app 1xBet. According to official sources, Dhawan, who retired from all forms of cricket on August 24, 2024, allegedly promoted the platform on social media. His statement will...
A Delhi appellate tribunal has confirmed the Enforcement Directorate’s seizure of properties belonging to former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar, valued at ₹78 crore. This decision reverses an earlier dismissal by a Mumbai adjudicating authority, establishing a “prima facie” case of money laundering against her and her husband, Deepak Kochhar. The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited...
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the businessman spouse of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for interrogation regarding a money laundering case associated with UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari and others, according to official sources. The 56-year-old Vadra reached the federal investigative agency’s office in central Delhi after 11...