Judicial remand for suspended IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan till 25 May: PMLA court

16 May 2023

Suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land scam case, has been sent to judicial remand till 25 May.On Tuesday, a special PMLA court in Ranchi sent Ranjan into custody. Ranjan was arrested by the ED in a case related...

Delhi ex-minister Satyendra Jain moves SC seeking bail in money laundering case

15 May 2023

Satyendra Jain, a former Delhi minister, has approached the Supreme Court to seek bail in a money laundering case filed against him. He has contested the decision of the Delhi High Court, which rejected his bail application in the same money laundering case. On April 6, the Delhi High Court...

ED raids homes of Atiq and his relative Khalid Zafar

13 Apr 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized Rs 75 lakhs in Indian and foreign currency, as well as documents pertaining to nearly 200 bank accounts and 50 shell entities, from the jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associates' premises. The seizure came after an ED sleuth raid on 15 locations in Uttar...

Only 2.98% of MPs and MLAs have been charged with money laundering, according to ED statistics; the conviction rate is 96%

16 Mar 2023

The ED was delegated with enforcing the rigorous provisions of the PMLA, enacted in 2002, from July 1, 2005. The agency is authorized by law to summon, detain, seize the accused's property during the investigation stage, and bring the offenders before a court of law. The conviction rate under the...

ED arrests Former SDO Jairam Deshpande

14 Mar 2023

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested former sub-divisional officer (SDO) Jairam Deshpande from Mumbai in connection to the alleged Dapoli resort case. Earlier on Saturday, a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Mumbai sent Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and...

Satyendar Jain takes Massage in Tihar, BJP slammed AAP

19 Nov 2022

The latest cause of contention between the BJP and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the country’s capital is a supposedly leaked video purporting to show Delhi minister Satyendar Jain receiving massages inside the Tihar jail. The video was released days after jail superintendent Ajit Kumar was demoted for allegedly...

Delhi court rejects bail of Satyendar Jain in money laundering case

17 Nov 2022

Minister Satyendar Jain was denied bail by a Delhi court on Thursday in connection with the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Vaibhav and Ankush Jain, who were co-accused in the case, were also denied bail by special judge Vikas Dhull. Dhull had postponed passing the order...

Health Minister in custody, ED files charge sheet against Satyendar Jain and others

28 Jul 2022

Central agency Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet in a special court against Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain and others in the PMLA case on Wednesday. Satyendar Jain and the other two officers are currently in judicial custody in this case, in fact, earlier, the ED had provisionally attached...

Supreme Court upholds ED’s power of search, and arrest under PMLA

27 Jul 2022

The Supreme Court gave a big verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Wednesday and said all the actions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under PMLA including arrest, raid, and summons are justified. Various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) were challenged and the...