ED slaps penalities on Amnesty India International, Aakar Patel
2 years, 5 months ago

ED slaps penalities on Amnesty India International, Aakar Patel

The Hindu  

The Adjudicating Authority of the Enforcement Directorate has imposed a penalty of ₹51.72 crore on Amnesty India International Private Limited and ₹10 crore on its former Chief Executive Officer Aakar Patel in connection with alleged violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act in 2019. “After getting a detailed reply from the AIIPL and following the principal of natural justice, the Adjudicating Authority of ED has held that the AIIPL is an umbrella entity under Amnesty International Limited, UK, which was declared to be set up for the cause of social activities in India,” said the agency. As a result, more than ₹51.72 crore received by the AIIPL through inward remittances was “nothing but the fund lent by the Amnesty International to the AIIPL to ensure its objectives in the territorial jurisdiction of India, which is not accordance with the provisions of Regulation 3 of the Foreign Exchange Management Regulations, 2000”. The ED had earlier attached assets worth ₹19.54 crore in connection with a money laundering case involving the AIIPL, Indians for Amnesty International Trust, AIIFT and the Amnesty International South Asia Foundation.

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ED slaps Rs 567 crore fine on TN firm in FEMA probe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ED slaps Rs 567 crore fine on TN firm in FEMA probe

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate, Chennai, on Friday said it has slapped a penalty of Rs 566.5 crore and ordered the confiscation of properties worth Rs 195 crore of Chennai-based GI Retail Private Ltd for violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act in a case pertaining to transfer of shares of a company owned by it to German firm Wirecard through …

ED Fines ₹908 Crore on DMK MP Jagathratchakan for Foreign Exchange Violations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

ED Fines ₹908 Crore on DMK MP Jagathratchakan for Foreign Exchange Violations

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has imposed a red penalty of ₹908 crore on S. Jagathrakshakan, Arakkonam DMK Member of Parliament, for violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. The penalty order was passed by the ED on Monday based on the Seizure Order dated September 11, 2020, under Section 37A of FEMA in which various movable and immovable properties held in …

₹2,000-crore ‘scam’: Ex-minister Ashu in judicial custody
4 months, 1 week ago

₹2,000-crore ‘scam’: Ex-minister Ashu in judicial custody

Hindustan Times  

The additional sessions court here on Monday sent former Punjab food and civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu to judicial custody in connection with an alleged ₹2,000-crore foodgrain transportation-linked money-laundering case. Bharat Bhushan Ashu Ashu, who was arrested by the ED on August 1, had been in the central agency’s custody since August 2. In August last …

ED attaches assets worth over ₹27 crore in cheating case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

ED attaches assets worth over ₹27 crore in cheating case

The Hindu  

The Kochi unit of the Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets valued at ₹27.88 crore in a cheating case involving PRD Mini Nidhi Limited, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The attached assets include immovable properties in the name of the prime accused, Anilkumar D., managing director of the firm, and his family members, and David George, former …

AAP violated FCRA in receiving foreign funds: ED to home ministry
7 months ago

AAP violated FCRA in receiving foreign funds: ED to home ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has written to the ministry of home affairs alleging irregularities in the collection of foreign funds by Aam Aadmi Party in violation of the foreign contribution regulation act and Representation of People’s Act, people familiar with the development said. To be sure, a senior official confirmed to HT that “a reference to MHA was sent in August …

ED attaches immovable assets of a hotel worth ₹44 crores under money laundering case
9 months, 1 week ago

ED attaches immovable assets of a hotel worth ₹44 crores under money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai, on Saturday said that they have provisionally attached immovable properties consisting of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floor of Hotel One Continent at King Koti Road, Sultan Bajaar, Abids, Hyderabad, to the extent of ₹43.84 crore under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in loan fraud case of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative …

ED issues notices to Xiaomi, 2 senior executives for FEMA 'violations' to the tune of ₹5,551 crore
1 year, 6 months ago

ED issues notices to Xiaomi, 2 senior executives for FEMA 'violations' to the tune of ₹5,551 crore

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it had issued show cause notices to the Indian arm of Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, its chief financial officer and director Sameer B. Rao, former managing director Manu Kumar Jain and three foreign banks for alleged violations of the foreign exchange law to the tune of more than ₹5,551 crore. The adjudicating authority …

2 ED staffers held for helping Amar Mulchandani’s associate
1 year, 8 months ago

2 ED staffers held for helping Amar Mulchandani’s associate

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested two of its staff members for helping an associate of Amar Mulchandani, former chairman of Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank, who was arrested in a multi-crore fraud earlier in January. The agency claimed that in two of the loans taken by Aranha from the SVC Bank, they had mortgaged the property, which was already …

Excise policy 'scam' | Enforcement Directorate attaches ₹76.54 crore worth assets under PMLA
1 year, 10 months ago

Excise policy 'scam' | Enforcement Directorate attaches ₹76.54 crore worth assets under PMLA

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, has attached assets worth ₹76.54 crore of several persons and entities in connection with the money laundering probe into the Delhi excise policy case allegedly involving Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others. According to the agency, the attachment order includes properties worth ₹35 crore of accused Sameer Mahandru and his …

ED attaches ₹1.54 crore in bank accounts of trust linked to Amnesty India
2 years, 2 months ago

ED attaches ₹1.54 crore in bank accounts of trust linked to Amnesty India

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has provisionally attached ₹1.54 crore in bank accounts of a trust linked to Amnesty India under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ED said Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd and IAIT were formed in the year 2013-14 and 2012-13 respectively to escape the FCRA route and carried out NGO activities in …

Noshir H. Dadrawala: ‘NGOs are easy targets’
2 years, 3 months ago

Noshir H. Dadrawala: ‘NGOs are easy targets’

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 22, 2022 10:15 IST Less than a year ago, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs refused to renew the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of hundreds of NGOs on the grounds that they were not satisfied with their books. In September, the Income Tax Department “surveyed” the Centre for Policy Research, the Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation …

Amnesty indulged in 47 NGO-like activities using foreign funds without FCRA clearance, fanned 1984 Sikh massacre during 2017 elections, ED says
2 years, 5 months ago

Amnesty indulged in 47 NGO-like activities using foreign funds without FCRA clearance, fanned 1984 Sikh massacre during 2017 elections, ED says

Op India  

Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Amnesty International UK routed more than Rs 51 crore to Amnesty India in violation of FCRA to “fund anti-national activities in the guise of export of services”. The chargesheet was filed by ED on July 9 against Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd, Indians for Amnesty International Trust, and former AIIPL CEOs G Ananthapadmanabhan and Aakar …

ED seizes ₹11.88 crore from Jharkhand CM Soren’s aide Pankaj Mishra, others
2 years, 5 months ago

ED seizes ₹11.88 crore from Jharkhand CM Soren’s aide Pankaj Mishra, others

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized ₹11.88 crore of cash kept in bank accounts of Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and others as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged illegal mining in the State. "Cash amounting to Rs 11.88 crore lying in 37 bank accounts belonging to Pankaj Mishra, …

Explained | The ED and CBI’s cases against Amnesty International India and Aakar Patel
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The ED and CBI’s cases against Amnesty International India and Aakar Patel

The Hindu  

The story so far: A day after the Enforcement Directorate imposed a fine of ₹51.72 crore on Amnesty India and ₹10 crore on its former CEO Aakar Patel in relation to an alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, the agency on July 9 filed a chargesheet against Amnesty India and associated entities in a money laundering case. According …

ED chargesheet reveals Amnesty may have taken foreign funds without permission under guise of FDI through dubious front: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

ED chargesheet reveals Amnesty may have taken foreign funds without permission under guise of FDI through dubious front: Report

Op India  

Days after the prosecution complaint was filed against Amnesty International India in a money laundering case, the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate revealed that Aakar Patel who was the director of Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd, was also the Trustee of Indians for Amnesty International Trust from 2015 to 2019. The CBI had filed charges against AIIPL, IAIT, …

₹51cr FEMA fine on Amnesty India and ₹10cr on Aakar Patel: ED
2 years, 5 months ago

₹51cr FEMA fine on Amnesty India and ₹10cr on Aakar Patel: ED

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday levied a penalty on Amnesty India International Private Limited and its former CEO Aakar Patel for alleged violations of the country’s foreign exchange law, the agency said in a statement. we will fight it and win in court.’’ The agency’s adjucating authority has ordered AIIPL to pay a penalty of ₹51.72 crore and Patel has …

ED imposes ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore penalties on Amnesty India, Aakar Patel
2 years, 5 months ago

ED imposes ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore penalties on Amnesty India, Aakar Patel

Op India  

On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate issued a show-cause notice to Amnesty India International Pvt. In a press release, it stated, “ED, had initiated investigation under FEMA on the basis of information that Amnesty International, UK had been remitting huge amount of foreign contribution through its Indian entities following FDI route, in order to evade Foreign Contribution Regulation Act to expand …

Ex-Amnesty India head Aakar Patel stopped at Bengaluru airport: Details
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-Amnesty India head Aakar Patel stopped at Bengaluru airport: Details

Op India  

Former head of Amnesty India, Aakar Patel has been stopped at Bengaluru airport from boarding a flight to the USA. immigration says CBI has put me on the list why @PMOIndia — Aakar Patel April 6, 2022 Patel said that the CBI officer informed him that he is on a Look Out Circular because of the case against Amnesty International …

ED attaches assets worth Rs 36 crore of Kerala man in cryptocurrency scam
2 years, 11 months ago

ED attaches assets worth Rs 36 crore of Kerala man in cryptocurrency scam

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 36.72 crore of a Kerala man in connection with a case involving cryptocurrency dealings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, officials said on Monday. The attached assets belong to 31-year-old Nishad K who allegedly cheated hundreds of people along with his associates to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore. The attached …

Bihar: ED attaches assets worth Rs 7 crore of ex-Bhagalpur official
3 years, 1 month ago

Bihar: ED attaches assets worth Rs 7 crore of ex-Bhagalpur official

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate attached illegal assets worth Rs 7 crore of Jayshree Thakur, a former Additional District Magistrate of Bihar’s Bhagalpur, and her family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act linked to an alleged disproportionate assets case. The attached assets include 15 plots of land, a flat, a bank balance in 42 different accounts, 12 different insurance policies …

ED attaches assets worth Rs 106 crore linked to Unitech Group in money-laundering case
3 years, 5 months ago

ED attaches assets worth Rs 106 crore linked to Unitech Group in money-laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 106.08 crore, in connection with a money laundering case against the Unitech Group. ED has claimed that the attached assets were bought by two alleged dummy entities--Erode Projects Pvt Limited and Kore Communities Pvt Limited -- from the companies related to the Unitech Group. “Investigation by ED revealed that the attached land …

Amnesty International India's Assets Worth Over Rs 17 Cr Attached in Money Laundering Case
3 years, 10 months ago

Amnesty International India's Assets Worth Over Rs 17 Cr Attached in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached over Rs 17 crore bank deposits in connection with its money laundering case against two entities of Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog. This money laundering case of the ED is based on a Central Bureau of Investigation FIR filed against AIIPL, IAIT, Amnesty International India Foundation Trust and Amnesty …

ED attaches assets worth Rs 17 crore of Amnesty International India in money laundering case
3 years, 10 months ago

ED attaches assets worth Rs 17 crore of Amnesty International India in money laundering case

India Today  

Nearly five months after Amnesty International announced the closure of its operations in India, the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday attached movable properties worth Rs 17.66 crore of two entities of the NGO in connection with a money laundering case. In a statement, the ED said a provisional order had been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act "attaching bank …

Who killed Amnesty International India?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who killed Amnesty International India?

Live Mint  

That’s how Amnesty International India described the Union government’s decision to freeze its bank accounts on 10 September. “All the laws used against dissent today—from the Unlawful Activities Act to the FCRA—are the legacies of the previous government,” says Shailesh Rai, who was policy director at Amnesty International India until 2019. “The CBI raids on Citizens for Justice and Peace, …

Who killed Amnesty International India?
4 years, 2 months ago

Who killed Amnesty International India?

Live Mint  

That’s how Amnesty International India described the Union government’s decision to freeze its bank accounts on 10 September. “All the laws used against dissent today—from the Unlawful Activities Act to the FCRA—are the legacies of the previous government,” says Shailesh Rai, who was policy director at Amnesty International India until 2019. “The CBI raids on Citizens for Justice and Peace, …

Amnesty Used Dubious Processes To Secure Funds, Must Not Comment On India’s Democratic Character: MHA
4 years, 2 months ago

Amnesty Used Dubious Processes To Secure Funds, Must Not Comment On India’s Democratic Character: MHA

ABP News  

Amnesty International had received permission under the Foreign Contribution Act only once and that too twenty years ago. However, in order to circumvent the FCRA regulations, Amnesty UK remitted large amounts of money to four entities registered in India, by classifying it as Foreign Direct Investment. Countering Amnesty's allegations of a government "witch hunt," MHA said that India does not …

Human Rights Can't Be Excuse to Defy Law of Land, Says Govt as Amnesty India Accuses it of 'Witch-Hunt'
4 years, 2 months ago

Human Rights Can't Be Excuse to Defy Law of Land, Says Govt as Amnesty India Accuses it of 'Witch-Hunt'

News 18  

Hours after human rights organisation Amnesty International India announced it will close its operations in the country after being “compelled to let go off staff in India” and halt all its research work since all its bank accounts have been frozen, the central government rebutted its statement. In order to circumvent FCRA regulations, Amnesty UK remitted large amounts of money …

ED Probing Private Company to Amnesty International, Not NGO, Say Govt Sources
4 years, 2 months ago

ED Probing Private Company to Amnesty International, Not NGO, Say Govt Sources

News 18  

New Delhi: There is no ED investigation against Amnesty International India Foundation, which on Tuesday declared halting its operations in the country, but against a private company linked to the NGO that allegedly received dubious export proceeds worth over Rs 51 crore, government sources said. They said the Enforcement Directorate, a federal probe agency to check money laundering and forex …

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