Maharashtra Poll Funding: Key Leaders Named in Cash-for-Votes Controversy

20 Nov 2024

The "Bitcoin cash-for-votes" controversy in Maharashtra's 2024 Assembly elections involves allegations of misappropriating bitcoins from a 2018 cryptocurrency fraud to fund election campaigns. Key figures implicated include Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole. 2018 Cryptocurrency Fraud Case: A significant cryptocurrency scam was...

Chhattisgarh ED Raids Link Bitcoin Scam to Maharashtra Polls

20 Nov 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Wednesday at the premises of Gaurav Mehta, an employee of audit firm Sarathi Associates, in connection with an alleged bitcoin scam. The searches were carried out in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The raids follow a cybercrime complaint filed by Supriya Sule, a Member of Parliament...

ED Raids Punjab AAP MP Sanjeev Arora in Money Laundering Case

07 Oct 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided the residence and office of Sanjeev Arora, a Rajya Sabha MP from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), located on Chandigarh Road in Ludhiana, as part of an investigation into a money laundering case. Officials confirmed the raids on Monday. This follows a previous raid...

BJP’s Nishikant Dubey Says Rahul Gandhi’s ED Claims Divert Attention

02 Aug 2024

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday targeted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his "ED raids" remarks and said that the reason behind this is that the Congress policies and workers have failed in Wayanad and they want to divert attention from the issue. Dubey also mentioned that if Rahul...

ED Raids 19 Locations, Including Himachal MLA and CM’s Close Aide

31 Jul 2024

On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 19 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. The targeted premises included those of Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA RS Bali and an individual closely linked to the state's Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. These raids are part of an investigation...

ED Recovers Huge Cash From Household Helper’s Home of PS To Minister Alamgir In Ranchi

06 May 2024

The Jharkhand district of Ranchi is currently the scene of raids by the Enforcement Directorate. Early on Monday morning, the organisation was able to retrieve a sizable sum of money from Sanjiv Lal, who helps out around the house and is the personal secretary of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and...

‘Entire episode was orchestrated to target Delhi CM’ Atishi on ED raids

07 Feb 2024

One day after the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted raids on members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi minister Atishi asserted on Wednesday that the officials failed to disclose details of the case that led to the crackdown. Atishi alleged that the entire episode was orchestrated to target Chief...

ED Raids Premises of Haryana Congress MLA, Ex-INLD Legislator

04 Jan 2024

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations associated with certain political figures in Haryana on August 11, 2022. Premises linked to Surinder Panwar, a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress in Haryana, and Dilbag Singh, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from the...

ED raids multiple locations in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Details inside

23 Aug 2023

According to persons acquainted with the situation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided over a dozen locations in the opposition-ruled states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh on Wednesday as part of its money laundering investigation into the liquor scandal. Officials reported that among those being searched is Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's...

ED raids BYJU’s CEO Raveendran Byju, skipped several FEMA summons

29 Apr 2023

In connection with an investigation into possible foreign currency violations, the Enforcement Directorate announced on Saturday that it had raided the Bengaluru-based office and residence of Edtech firm BYJU and its CEO and co-founder, Raveendran Byju, as well as confiscated "incriminating" documents and digital material. Under the terms of the...