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95% conviction, more than 5100 money laundering cases in 5 years: Modi govt highlights ED’s performance in Parliament

The revelation by Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary transpired in response to a question from Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman.

Calcutta HC closes TMC plea on I-PAC raids after ED says no data was seized as Mamata Banerjee took away all the documents and...

Banerjee is alleged to have removed several documents and electronic devices from the premises.

Bengal coal smuggling case: ED summons 6 coal traders after raids at I-PAC office and Pratik Jain’s residence

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned six coal traders following raids on I-PAC’s office and director Pratik Jain. The probe alleges that ₹20 crore from a ₹1,114 crore coal smuggling syndicate was routed through hawala channels to fund election activities.

ED freezes Rs 7.93 Cr assets of celebrities, including Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, Yuvraj Singh, and Neha Sharma, in the betting case

ED attached Rs 7.93 crore assets from Urvashi Rautela, Sonu Sood, Yuvraj Singh, and others under PMLA for promoting illegal 1xBet betting via social media. This follows Rs 11.14 crore freeze on Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina. ED warns celebs against surrogate ads.

Belgium Supreme Court rejects bank fraud accused Mehul Choksi’s appeal against order allowing his extradition to India

Mehul Choksi faced a major setback when Belgium’s Supreme Court rejected his appeal, allowing his extradition to India in connection with the Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam. Arrested in Antwerp in April, Choksi was denied bail as concerns remain over his flight risk. His nephew Nirav Modi is also fighting extradition from London.

ED launched 6,444 PMLA cases since 2014, nearly 95% conviction rate in cases that reached verdict, Govt informs Parliament

Since 2014, the Enforcement Directorate has launched 6,444 money laundering investigations, achieving a 94.64% conviction rate in 56 cases judged on merits. ED’s investigations and search operations have steadily risen, peaking with 1,116 cases in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department filed 13,877 cases, with mixed prosecution outcomes since 2014-15, government data shows.

ED arrests former Al Furqan Educational Trust president Md Sadeeque, says he was involved in radicalisation and forced conversion activities using donation money

Sadeeque used his own and his family members' bank accounts to undertake transactions worth crores of rupees.

Delhi police registers new FIR against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in National Herald Case: Here is what you should know

The FIR was filed on 3rd October following a complaint from the Investigative Unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED has been investigating a money laundering case linked to the National Herald property from 2008 to 2024

‘Amassed 8 crores in just 3-4 months, favoured real estate companies’: Haryana Vigilance and ACB files charge sheet against ex-judge of CBI-ED court

The case started in April 2023 when the Haryana ACB accused the judge, his familt members and others of corruption.

FATF issues new asset recovery guidance in its biggest reform in 30 years: The financial watchdog cites India’s ED as a ‘Global Benchmark’

The global watchdog FATF has new asset recovery rules, its biggest reform in 30 years. It praised India's Enforcement Directorate, citing its laws and successful case studies like the Agri Gold fraud as a global benchmark for others to follow.

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