Birla IT Case: ED Arrests Delhi-Based Importers Mayank and Tushar Dang Under PMLA

27 Nov 2024

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Delhi-based importers Mayank Dang and Tushar Dang in connection with the Birfa IT case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The duo was presented before the Special Court in Dwarka, which remanded them to three days of ED custody until...

Enforcement Directorate Issues New Guidelines on Statement Recording

29 Oct 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has introduced updated guidelines on recording statements, emphasizing efforts to complete examinations during regular hours. The new internal guidelines follow directions from the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court regarding statement recordings under Section 50 of the PMLA. Timing and Preparation for Recording Statements According...

Nirav Modi’s PNB Fraud Case: ED Seizes Assets Worth Rs 29.75 Crore

11 Sep 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 29.75 crore in connection with the infamous Rs 6,498.20 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case involving fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. The ED's Mumbai Zonal office has seized immovable properties and bank balances tied to Nirav Modi and his associates, marking...

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal: ‘PMLA is Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Aankh’

21 May 2024

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal asserted that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) actually stands for "Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Ankh" (PM's glare) and is unrelated to money laundering. "PMLA is Pradhan Mantri ki Lak Aankh. It has nothing to do with Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It means...

ED can’t arrest after special court takes cognizance : SC

17 May 2024

The Supreme Court ruled that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused person after a special court has taken cognizance of the complaint. According to Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, the ED must request for custody to the appropriate court, which will only grant custody if it...

SC: ED Cannot Arrest Accused Under PMLA After Special Court’s Cognisance

16 May 2024

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has stated that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is not authorized to arrest accused individuals under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) once a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint. This ruling clarifies the procedural limitations on ED's...

ED attaches Rs 5.7 crore assets in Uttar Pradesh post-matric scholarship scam

14 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized properties valued at Rs 5.7 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the Uttar Pradesh post-matric scholarship scam, the agency announced on Thursday. The attached properties include the college buildings of the SS Institute of Management located in the...

Jharkhand CM Soren summoned by ED in money laundering case

30 Dec 2023

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for interrogation related to an alleged land scam, according to sources on Saturday. CM Soren is required to appear at the ED's Delhi office to have his statement recorded on a mutually agreed date under the Prevention...

Robert Vadra ‘renovated and stayed’ at London property from ‘proceeds of crime’: ED

27 Dec 2023

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday alleged that Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, “renovated and stayed” at a London property which is a “proceeds of crime” in a money laundering case against alleged middleman Sanjay Bhandari. Bhandari fled to the UK in 2016 and the British government...

ED arrests Indore businessman linked to housing cooperative scam

06 Jun 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested one Dilip Sisodiya, an Indore-based businessman under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case linked to the alleged illegal sale of co-operative land valued at more than Rs 1,000 crore in the city. Deepak Sisodiya alias Deepak Jain Madda was arrested...