ED searches premises of Congress MLA, son in Chhattisgarh
3 months ago

ED searches premises of Congress MLA, son in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The enforcement directorate on Saturday conducted searches at the premises of Congress MLA and former minister Kawasi Laxma and his son at seven places in Chhattisgarh in connection with the alleged liquor scam surfaced during the previous Bhupesh Baghel government, official sources said. The ED teams raided the Congress legislator’s residence in Raipur and his son’s house in Sukma district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh simultaneously, a senior police officer said, unwilling to be quoted. Tribal Congress leader Laxma is a seven-time MLA from Konta in Sukma district and held the excise portfolio in the previous Bhupesh Baghel ministry, while his son Harish is panchayat president in Sukma district. The searches were conducted in the MLA’s house following inputs given by the key accused in the Rs 2,100 crore liquor scam that had broken out during the previous Bhupesh Baghel government, ED sources said.

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ED searches locations in Patna in case against IAS officer Sanjeev Hans
1 day, 16 hours ago

ED searches locations in Patna in case against IAS officer Sanjeev Hans

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday reached more than 6 locations in Patna, Bihar to conduct a search operation in an ongoing money laundering investigation against IAS officer Sanjeev Hans. The money laundering case against Mr. Hans, a 1997-batch bureaucrat who last served as the Principal Secretary of the Bihar Energy Department, stems from a special vigilance unit FIR of the …

CBI searches at Bhupesh Baghel's house politically motivated: Congress
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2 days, 15 hours ago

CBI searches at Bhupesh Baghel's house politically motivated: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday claimed the CBI's searches at the residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel were politically motivated, and asserted it will not be intimidated by such actions. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of Congress leader Baghel in connection with the alleged ₹6,000 crore Mahadev app scam, officials said. State …

CBI Searches Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Residence
2 days, 19 hours ago

CBI Searches Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Residence

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches in the houses of former chief minister and AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Bhupesh Baghel at Raipur and Bhilai in Chhattisgarh in connection with the alleged Mahadev Book online betting scam. In a statement, the CBI said, “In the investigation of the Mahadev Book online betting scam, the …

ED conducts searches across four States in SDPI case
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1 week, 1 day ago

ED conducts searches across four States in SDPI case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches across four States in connection with the money-laundering charge allegedly involving the Social Democratic Party of India. Earlier this month, the agency searched 12 locations across 10 States in the case against the banned outfit, the Popular Front of India, days after the arrest of SDPI national president M.K. The ED has alleged …

Tamil Nadu government, TASMAC move court against ED raids
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1 week, 1 day ago

Tamil Nadu government, TASMAC move court against ED raids

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation have jointly moved the Madras high court against the raids conducted earlier this month by the Enforcement Directorate in the department that has a monopoly over liquor sales. The affidavit The ED had conducted searches on March 6 and 8 at TASMAC headquarters in Chennai and subsequently on March …

No summon served: Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on son getting ED notice
1 week, 6 days ago

No summon served: Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on son getting ED notice

Live Mint  

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said there was “no question of appearing anywhere” as “no Enforcement Directorate notice was received”, an ANI report said, on Saturday. His son, Chaitanya Baghel was reportedly summoned by the ED in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering in a liquor scam. ED searches at Baghel's residence Speaking to reporters on …

ED launches probe into Ranya Rao gold smuggling case, raids eight places in Bengaluru
2 weeks ago

ED launches probe into Ranya Rao gold smuggling case, raids eight places in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: After the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Central Bureau of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate has launched an investigation into the high-profile Bengaluru gold smuggling case. Officers of ED raided eight places in the city and other areas on Thursday as part of their money laundering investigation. The ED launched its probe after registering a case under the Prevention of …

BJP using ED as political weapon over Stalin's language stand: Tamil Nadu Minister
2 weeks ago

BJP using ED as political weapon over Stalin's language stand: Tamil Nadu Minister

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Electricity and Excise Minister Senthil Balaji strongly condemned the Enforcement Directorate raids on Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation outlets - the state-run liquor sales agency - alleging that the central government is using the agency as a political tool. Because Tamil Nadu is exposing the three-language policy and delimitation issues, the Union government is using the ED to …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Case against Congress workers for attacking ED team
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Case against Congress workers for attacking ED team

India Today  

Police have registered a case against the accused who attacked the car of an Enforcement Directorate official leaving after conducting a raid on former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's house on Monday in their investigation into alleged money laundering in a liquor scam. After the ED team left Baghel's residence at around 4:30 pm, the protesting Congress workers blocked their cavalcade …

ED Attaches Sukhpal Khaira’s Chandigarh Residence, Congress MLA Calls It ‘Character Assassination’
2 weeks, 3 days ago

ED Attaches Sukhpal Khaira’s Chandigarh Residence, Congress MLA Calls It ‘Character Assassination’

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Chandigarh, valued at ₹3.82 crore, as part of an ongoing investigation into a drug trafficking-linked money laundering case. The ED alleged that Khaira acquired and utilised proceeds of crime amounting to ₹3.82 crore, which were generated from an international drug syndicate operated by …

ED Summons Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's Son Chaitanya For Questioning In Liquor 'Scam' On March 15
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

ED Summons Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's Son Chaitanya For Questioning In Liquor 'Scam' On March 15

ABP News  

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel will now be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate on March 15. The development comes a day after ED raided the premises of Bhupesh Baghel in Bhilai's Mansarovar Colony, among 14 other locations in the state related to Chaitanya Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son Chaitanya Baghel …

Bhupesh Baghel on what ED found during raid: Rs 33 lakh cash from farm income
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bhupesh Baghel on what ED found during raid: Rs 33 lakh cash from farm income

India Today  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's residence was raided by the Enforcement Directorate as part of an investigation into an alleged money laundering case. In a statement on X, Baghel listed what the agency had found: a pen drive with a conversation about financial transactions involving Manturam and Puneet Gupta, son-in-law of Raman Singh, papers related to the SAIL company …

ED officials ‘attacked’ after raid at Bhupesh Baghel's house in Chhattisgarh
2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED officials ‘attacked’ after raid at Bhupesh Baghel's house in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

A team of Enforcement Directorate officials were allegedly attacked by a group of Congress supporters after their day-long raid at former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's residence, news agency ANI reported. Enforcement Directorate personnel being stopped as they leave after searching the residence of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel in an ongoing money laundering case, in Durg …

ED Team Attacked In Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai After Raid On Former CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Son
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED Team Attacked In Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai After Raid On Former CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Son

ABP News  

A team of the Enforcement Directorate was attacked in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, on Monday following searches at the residence of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. The attack occurred as ED officials were leaving Baghel’s house after conducting raids in connection with an alleged liquor scam involving his son, Chaitanya Baghel. News agency PTI reported that raids were carried …

Bhupesh Baghel reveals how much money ED found in his house: 'Own 140 acres of land'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhupesh Baghel reveals how much money ED found in his house: 'Own 140 acres of land'

Hindustan Times  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, whose house was raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday, has revealed the amount of money the agency found in his residence. Security personnel stand guard during raids by the Enforcement Directorate on premises linked to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. Bhupesh Baghel said it wasn't …

ED Had No Search Warrant For Raid? Here's What Ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel Said On Probe At His Residence
2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED Had No Search Warrant For Raid? Here's What Ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel Said On Probe At His Residence

ABP News  

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday spoke on the raids by Enforcement Directorate at his premises earlier in the day claiming the enforcement agency did not have proper warrant for their action. The enforcement agency raided the premises of Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case. VIDEO | …

Chhattisgarh: ED raids premises of ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chhattisgarh: ED raids premises of ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya

Op India  

On 10th March, the Enforcement Directorate raided at least 14 locations including those connected to Chaitanya Baghel, the son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, in relation to the liquor scam that was connected to a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel's son …

Congress Protest Against ED Raid on Bhupesh Baghel’s Premises
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Congress Protest Against ED Raid on Bhupesh Baghel’s Premises

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leaders on Monday staged a protest outside the house of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel against the Enforcement Directorate's raid on his premises, claiming it to be conspiracy by the Centre. The ED raided Congress leader Baghel's premises in Bhilai town of Durg district as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor …

ED raids premises linked to ex-Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son
2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED raids premises linked to ex-Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate was on Monday raiding 14 locations in Chhattisgarh including those related to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, as part of its money laundering probe related to irregularities in the liquor industry, people familiar with the matter said. In its charge sheet filed in July 2023, which has since been quashed, the ED alleged …

Bhupesh Baghel's son, others raided by ED in Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’; Congress leader reacts
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhupesh Baghel's son, others raided by ED in Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’; Congress leader reacts

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided premises linked to the son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel and others in connection with an alleged liquor scam linked to a money laundering case in the state. Reacting to the raids, Bhupesh Baghel's office said, “If someone is trying to stop the Congress in Punjab through this conspiracy, …

ED Raids Premises Of Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's Son In Connection With Liquor 'Scam'
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED Raids Premises Of Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's Son In Connection With Liquor 'Scam'

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises linked to former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel's son, Chaitanya Baghel in Bhilai. Bhupesh Baghel Reacts To ED Searches Following the searches at the premises of his son Chaitanya Bahgel, the former Chhattisgarh CM took to X, where he said that the raids were conducted as part of a …

Chhattisgarh assembly: Congress MLAs suspended after din over ED raids on Baghel's home
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chhattisgarh assembly: Congress MLAs suspended after din over ED raids on Baghel's home

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: Several Congress MLAs were suspended from the Chhattisgarh assembly on Monday after they trooped into its well and shouted slogans against the ruling BJP over the ED's raids on the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in …

ED raids Chhattisgarh ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel, others in liquor 'scam' case
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

ED raids Chhattisgarh ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel, others in liquor 'scam' case

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation involving his son in the alleged liquor scam case, official sources reported. The ED searched the premises of Bhupesh Baghel's son, Chaitanya Baghel, in Bhilai, along with properties linked to Laxmi Narayan Bansal, alias …

ED wraps up searches at places belonging to associates of Minister
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3 weeks ago

ED wraps up searches at places belonging to associates of Minister

The Hindu  

While officials of the Directorate of Enforcement wrapped up their searches on the premises of associates of Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji in Karur, the search at a private distillery at Kallakottai in Pudukottai district continued for the second day on Friday. Sankar Anand, a Public Works Department contractor; Subramani of Kongu mess; and Karthi of Sakthi …

ED searches premises of T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s associates in Karur
3 weeks, 1 day ago

ED searches premises of T.N. Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s associates in Karur

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement searched premises belonging to acquaintances of Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji in Karur on Thursday. The ED sleuths also searched 25 locations linked to the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., its employees, and corporate offices of distilleries and plants in the State. The searches continued beyond 7 p.m. As for …

ED launches raids at Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji’s premises
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

ED launches raids at Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji’s premises

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday launched raids at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with a fresh money laundering probe against minister Senthil Balaji and others linked to alleged irregularities in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation that has a monopoly over liquor trade in the state, people aware of the matter said. The Supreme Court granted Balaji bail …

ED Raids Multiple Locations Linked To Minister Senthil Balaji In Karur
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

ED Raids Multiple Locations Linked To Minister Senthil Balaji In Karur

ABP News  

The officials from Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at three locations in Karur on Thursday. The operation targeted TASMAC offices, its employees, corporate offices of distilleries, manufacturing plants, and individuals described as "key associates" connected to Balaji, according to sources of PTI. Balaji, who serves as the electricity minister, also oversees TASMAC, which holds exclusive control over liquor sales in …

ED raids multiple places linked to Tamil Nadu Minister in money laundering case
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

ED raids multiple places linked to Tamil Nadu Minister in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at over ten locations in Tamil Nadu on Friday, targeting premises linked to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji and others in connection with a money laundering case. Merely three days later, on September 29, he was reinstated as Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise, the same portfolio he had held …

ED raids Mumbai firm in Rs 4,500 crore fraud case, seizes overseas asset records
3 weeks, 4 days ago

ED raids Mumbai firm in Rs 4,500 crore fraud case, seizes overseas asset records

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on four premises linked to a Mumbai-based firm and its promoters in connection with a Rs 4,500 crore investment fraud case, in which approximately five lakh investors were duped, officials said on Monday. During the searches, various documents containing details of overseas assets currently being operated by family members of the main accused, the late …

ED raids Kalahandi forest staffers, finds 100+ mule bank a/c to siphon govt funds
1 month ago

ED raids Kalahandi forest staffers, finds 100+ mule bank a/c to siphon govt funds

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate has found at least 121 mule accounts that were allegedly operated by forest officials of Kalahandi district to divert funds from various state government schemes, people familiar with the matter said. ED officials began search operations at the office and residences of forest department officials in Jaipatna Range under Kalahandi South division on Friday ED’s Bhubaneswar …

Haryana: ED seizes cryptocurrency amounting to Rs 17.20 crore across multiple wallets during raids
1 month ago

Haryana: ED seizes cryptocurrency amounting to Rs 17.20 crore across multiple wallets during raids

Op India  

The Enforcement Directorate seized cryptocurrency amounting to Rs 17.20 crore across multiple wallets during searches conducted at six locations in Haryana on Thursday, the agency said. The cryptocurrency, amounting to Rs 17.20 crore across multiple wallets, was owned and managed by one Mahesh Kumar and his associates, said the ED. “The search operations also resulted in the seizure of several …

ED interrogates Congress's Malkeet Singh Gaidu on capital used for construction of party offices
1 month ago

ED interrogates Congress's Malkeet Singh Gaidu on capital used for construction of party offices

New Indian Express  

The central probe agency has seized incriminating documents and digital records allegedly linked to the scam from the premises owned by Lakhma and further examined it. There remains an inkling with the federal probe agency that the Congress offices in both places were built with the resources acquired through corrupt means during the tenure of Lakhma. Sources informed that the …

ED conducts searches across three States in ₹600-crore cryptocurrencies conversion case
1 month ago

ED conducts searches across three States in ₹600-crore cryptocurrencies conversion case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches in Delhi, Jaipur, and Mumbai, in connection with the alleged conversion of cryptocurrencies worth about ₹600 crore at various Indian crypto exchanges and subsequent transfer of funds to the beneficiaries. The ED probe is based on a newspaper report that an Indian national named Chirag Tomar was undergoing prison sentence in the United States …

ED Conducts Searches in Kerala Over Alleged Fake CSR Fund Scam
1 month, 1 week ago

ED Conducts Searches in Kerala Over Alleged Fake CSR Fund Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Kerala in connection with the alleged fake CSR fund scam, in which fraudsters duped many people of their funds by falsely promising to offer laptops, two-wheelers and home appliances at half the price.Official sources said the entities, trusts and individuals who have "received" money from Anandu Krishnan, …

Gujarat: ED seizes Rs 1,646 crore from US-wanted scammer in biggest crypto fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat: ED seizes Rs 1,646 crore from US-wanted scammer in biggest crypto fraud

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has seized cryptocurrencies worth approximately Rs 1,646 crore in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as part of its investigation into the massive BitConnect scam. The case revolves around Satish Kumbhani, the founder of the now-defunct crypto investment platform BitConnect, who has been under the scrutiny of the US Department of Justice for orchestrating one of the world's largest cryptocurrency frauds. …

ED attaches moveable property in alleged disproportionate assets case against former U.P. Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ED attaches moveable property in alleged disproportionate assets case against former U.P. Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached ₹60 lakh in moveable property belonging to Anil Kumar Prajapati, son of former Uttar Pradesh Mining Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case. “ED investigation revealed that Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, while holding the post of Mining Minister of Uttar Pradesh, misused his official position and had acquired huge assets …

ED raids ex-Rajasthan MLA in Rs 332 crore cricket equipment distribution scam
2 months ago

ED raids ex-Rajasthan MLA in Rs 332 crore cricket equipment distribution scam

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out raids against Baljeet Yadav, former MLA from Rajasthan's Behror and anti-corruption crusader, in the alleged cricket equipment distribution scam, officials said. The raids came after Baljeet Chadav was accused of being a 'bat thief' before the state elections last year and now the ED has taken action regarding the scam in the distribution …

Patna Railway Claims Tribunal scam: ED conducts searches at four locations
2 months ago

Patna Railway Claims Tribunal scam: ED conducts searches at four locations

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Patna, carried out search operations at four locations linked to judge R.K. Mittal and other advocates in a money laundering case related to the alleged Patna Railway Claims Tribunal scam. The ED initiated investigation based on the FIRs registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Patna, regarding “mass scale” irregularity/criminality in the death …

ED raids on aide of missing 'crorepati' ex-constable in Bhopal, Gwalior: Sources
2 months, 1 week ago

ED raids on aide of missing 'crorepati' ex-constable in Bhopal, Gwalior: Sources

India Today  

Three weeks after assets worth crores were recovered from the premises of former Madhya Pradesh transport department's 'crorepati' constable, Saurabh Sharma, in income tax department raids, the ED on Friday conducted searches at locations of people associated with him, sources said. Around Rs 14 crore in cash, gold worth over Rs 40 crore, silver worth around Rs 2 crore, several …

‘I am illiterate’: Ex-Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma arrested by ED in liquor ‘scam’
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2 months, 1 week ago

‘I am illiterate’: Ex-Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma arrested by ED in liquor ‘scam’

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Congress MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in an alleged liquor scam case. Congress MLA and former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma, right, being taken to court by the Enforcement Directorate officials in an alleged liquor scam, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. "The arrest of former minister and senior MLA Kawasi Lakhma …

C’garh: ED Arrests Former Minister Kawasi Lakhma in Excise Scam
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2 months, 1 week ago

C’garh: ED Arrests Former Minister Kawasi Lakhma in Excise Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested former minister Kawasi Lakhma, a six-time Congress MLA from Konta in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, in the alleged excise scam. The alleged excise scam that took place during the previous Bhupesh Baghel government involved the illicit channelization of alcohol to the government liquor shops by a syndicate for commission. I am an illiterate …

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam
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2 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested former Chhattisgarh excise minister and incumbent Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in an alleged liquor ‘scam’, reported news agency PTI. ED had said on Monday that the senior Congress leader used to "receive" a substantial amount in cash on a monthly basis out of proceeds of crime generated from the alleged liquor scam estimated to …

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam
2 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested former Chhattisgarh excise minister and incumbent Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in an alleged liquor ‘scam’, reported news agency PTI. {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} ED had said on Monday that the senior Congress leader used to "receive" a substantial amount in cash on a monthly basis out …

ED arrests ex-Excise minister, son in Chhattisgarh’s alleged liquor scam
2 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests ex-Excise minister, son in Chhattisgarh’s alleged liquor scam

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: Six-time Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma, a former excise minister, has been remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody for seven days in connection with the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Earlier in the day, Lakhma and his son Harish, who had appeared before the ED for the third time, were arrested by the central probe agency. The ED had sought a 14-day …

ED conducts multiple searches in Tripura; drug traffickers under scanner
2 months, 2 weeks ago

ED conducts multiple searches in Tripura; drug traffickers under scanner

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on several locations including the properties of two retired police officers and a former extremist in Tripura on Friday. The ED teams searched the properties of eight alleged drug mafias, two of whom were retired police personnel – Dhruva Majumder and Amal Baidya. Sources have stated that documents of significant immovable assets and financial transactions, …

ED raids Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike offices in money laundering case probe
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED raids Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike offices in money laundering case probe

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids at half a dozen offices linked to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike as part of a "comprehensive" money laundering probe against alleged irregularities in the civic body that works for the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. The sources said that the federal probe agency had collected a "good number of" documents along with electronic …

Karnataka: Fraudsters posing as ED officials loot ₹30 lakh in fake raid at house
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Fraudsters posing as ED officials loot ₹30 lakh in fake raid at house

Hindustan Times  

A group of six unidentified individuals, posing as officials from the Enforcement Directorate, allegedly raided a house in Bantwal town, Dakshina Kannada district, and fled with nearly ₹30 lakh in cash, along with five mobile phones, police said on Saturday. Efforts are being made to nab the accused, with further investigation currently underway, police said The incident took place on …

ED conducts searches at DMK MP Kathir Anand’s house in Vellore
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED conducts searches at DMK MP Kathir Anand’s house in Vellore

The Hindu  

Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate are conducting searches in at least five places, including an engineering college and the house of DMK MP D.M. Sources said that the searches began around 7.30 a.m. in these locations, primarily in Katpadi at the residence of Mr. Anand and his father Mr. Duraimurugan, who is Water Resources Minister and the general secretary of …

Ex-Chhattisgarh minister received proceeds of crime in liquor 'scam': ED
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Chhattisgarh minister received proceeds of crime in liquor 'scam': ED

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has claimed it has gathered "evidence" showing that Chhattisgarh Congress MLA and former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma "received cash" as part of proceeds of crime generated from an alleged liquor scam. The ED said in a statement that the search operation was carried at the residential premises of Lakhma, who "allegedly was the main recipient of the …

ED Raids Online Lottery Trader's Shop, Home in West Bengal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED Raids Online Lottery Trader's Shop, Home in West Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

Berhampore: The Enforcement Directorate raided and searched an online lottery businessman’s shop and house in Murshidabad of West Bengal on Thursday for his suspected links with crypto currency trade and an ongoing fraud in the name of ‘digital arrest’. At around 10 am on Thursday, five ED officers, escorted by armed central paramilitary forces in five cars, reached Barwan. They …

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