Journalist Rana Ayyub stopped at Mumbai airport
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist Rana Ayyub stopped at Mumbai airport

The Hindu  

Journalist Rana Ayyub was on Tuesday stopped by immigration officials at Mumbai airport while she was on her way to board a flight to London, on the basis of a Look-out Circular issued by the Enforcement Directorate as she allegedly failed to comply with the agency’s summons. What do you fear?” Confirming that Ms. Ayyub was stopped at the airport on the strength of an LoC issued by the ED, an official said the immigration authorities intimated the agency about it. Last month, the ED had attached assets worth over ₹1.77 crore in connection with a case involving Ms. Ayyub, based on a case registered by the Indirapuram Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad against her. “Fake bills were found to have been prepared by Ms. Ayyub in the name of some entities to claim expenses on relief work.

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SC dismisses Rana Ayyub’s plea challenging U.P. special court summons in money laundering case
1 year, 11 months ago

SC dismisses Rana Ayyub’s plea challenging U.P. special court summons in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by journalist Rana Ayyub challenging a summons order issued to her by a Special Court in Uttar Pradesh on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Crowdfunding campaign The money laundering case is linked to three campaigns Ms. Ayyub allegedly ran from April …

SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Journalist Rana Ayyub Against Summons in Money Laundering Case
1 year, 11 months ago

SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Journalist Rana Ayyub Against Summons in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case lodged against her by the ED. In her writ petition, Ayyub has sought quashing of the proceedings initiated by the ED in Ghaziabad citing lack of jurisdiction as …

Rana Ayyub pulls out victim card after ED files charge sheet against her
2 years, 2 months ago

Rana Ayyub pulls out victim card after ED files charge sheet against her

Op India  

‘Journalist’ Rana Ayyub played victim after the Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against her in connection with a case alleging that she illegally acquired funds in the name of charity. ED files charge sheet against donation fraud accused Rana Ayyub On Wednesday, October 12, the Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against alleged journalist Rana Ayyub in a money laundering …

Did Rana Ayyub siphon off COVID-19 donations? The money laundering case against the journalist
2 years, 2 months ago

Did Rana Ayyub siphon off COVID-19 donations? The money laundering case against the journalist

Firstpost  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Rana Ayyub, alleging that she had collected Rs 2.69 crore for three different causes, including COVID-19 relief, but diverted the funds for personal use Journalist Rana Ayyub has found herself in trouble. ED investigation has established that Rana Ayyub had launched the aforesaid campaigns with the sole intention to cheat the general …

ED files chargesheet against journalist Rana Ayyub
2 years, 2 months ago

ED files chargesheet against journalist Rana Ayyub

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a case alleging that she illegally acquired funds in the name of charity. According to the ED, its probe revealed that Ms. Ayyub had launched three fundraiser campaigns on Ketto platform starting from April 2020 and collected funds totalling to over ₹2.69 crore. Ms. Ayyub allegedly …

ED has filed Prosecution complaint against Rana Ayyub
2 years, 2 months ago

ED has filed Prosecution complaint against Rana Ayyub

Op India  

On Wednesday, October 12, the Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against alleged journalist Rana Ayyub in a money laundering case. “ED has filed Prosecution complaint against Rana Ayyub under PMLA, 2002 in Hon’ble Special Court, Ghaziabad on 12.10.2022.” — ED October 13, 2022 In the prosecution complaint, the ED stated that it had initiated a money laundering investigation on …

Rana Ayyub cries victim after her incendiary tweet on Gyanvapi survey is withheld in India, judge giving survey order had received death threats
2 years, 6 months ago

Rana Ayyub cries victim after her incendiary tweet on Gyanvapi survey is withheld in India, judge giving survey order had received death threats

Op India  

On June 26, Twitter withheld a tweet by financial fraud accused Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub in response to legal demand by the Government of India. Pro-Aurangzeb “professor” Audrey Truschke, who is on the mission to defame India, wrote, “Twitter appears to be censoring one of India’s leading journalists, in India.” Tweet by Audrey Truschke in support of Rana Ayyub. …

HC quashes LOC issued against journalist Rana Ayyub
2 years, 9 months ago

HC quashes LOC issued against journalist Rana Ayyub

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court Monday quashed the Look Out Circular issued against journalist Rana Ayyub noting that it was “devoid of merits” and infringed upon her human right to travel abroad, and to exercise her freedom of speech and expression. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh also permitted Ms. Ayyub to travel abroad with the condition that she will intimate her travel …

Donation fraud case: Delhi HC refuses to give interim order on Rana Ayyub's international travel
2 years, 9 months ago

Donation fraud case: Delhi HC refuses to give interim order on Rana Ayyub's international travel

Op India  

In a big setback to donation fraud accused ‘journalist’ Rana Ayyub, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to give any interim order on her plea seeking permission to travel outside India and allowed the Enforcement Directorate to file a status report on the pending investigation against her. Controversial ‘journalist’ Rana Ayyub had filed a petition requesting the Delhi High …

Journalist Rana Ayyub Moves Delhi High Court Against Travel Restrictions
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist Rana Ayyub Moves Delhi High Court Against Travel Restrictions

News 18  

Journalist Rana Ayyub on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking permission to travel abroad as she was restrained by the Enforcement Directorate from leaving the country. She is facing a Prevention of Money Laundering case for allegedly misusing funds collected for charity through the website ketto.com, and the ED in February attached her assets worth Rs 1.77 crore claiming …

Rana Ayyub moves Delhi HC seeking permission to travel abroad days after she was stopped at Mumbai airport
2 years, 9 months ago

Rana Ayyub moves Delhi HC seeking permission to travel abroad days after she was stopped at Mumbai airport

Hindustan Times  

Journalist Rana Ayyub has moved to the Delhi High Court seeking permission to travel abroad after she was prevented from boarding a flight to London on Tuesday. Journalist and author Rana Ayyub was stopped at Mumbai airport while she was on her way to London and Italy to speak at events on “intimidation of journalists” and Indian democracy. Ayyub was …

Donation fraud accused Rana Ayyub moves to Delhi HC against restriction on foreign travel
2 years, 9 months ago

Donation fraud accused Rana Ayyub moves to Delhi HC against restriction on foreign travel

Op India  

Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub has submitted a petition requesting the Delhi High Court seeking permission to travel outside India. However, it looks like Rana Ayyub was barred from leaving the country based on a lookout circular issued by the Enforcement Directorate against her in a money laundering case. I was to travel to Italy right after to deliver the …

ED Stops Journalist Rana Ayyub from Flying Abroad, Asks Her to Join Probe in Money Laundering Case
2 years, 9 months ago

ED Stops Journalist Rana Ayyub from Flying Abroad, Asks Her to Join Probe in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

Journalist Rana Ayyub was on Tuesday stopped by authorities at the Mumbai international airport from flying abroad in the wake of a ‘look out circular’ issued by the Enforcement Directorate against her, officials said. Officials said the ED had first issued summons to her after the agency early this year provisionally attached over Rs 1.77 crore in bank deposits in …

Journalist Rana Ayyub stopped from flying abroad, ED asks her to join money laundering probe
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist Rana Ayyub stopped from flying abroad, ED asks her to join money laundering probe

Firstpost  

The ED had said that fake bills were found to have been prepared by Rana Ayyub in the name of some entities to claim expenses on relief work and expenses made for personal travel by air were claimed as expense for relief work Mumbai/New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub was on Tuesday stopped by authorities at the Mumbai international airport from …

Rana Ayyub made false claims about relief work while seeking donations
2 years, 10 months ago

Rana Ayyub made false claims about relief work while seeking donations

Op India  

Alleged journalist Rana Ayyub recently issued a statement in connection to the seize of funds by Enforcement Directorate and accepted almost all the charges laid down by the agency. Rana claimed to provide relief to 70K families & sent 10K migrants home, 8 tonnes of food, 80K ltr milk, 50K ltr oil, 50k kg dal, 100k kg flour, 700 PPE …

ED attaches journalist Rana Ayyub's funds worth Rs 1.77 cr in money laundering case
2 years, 10 months ago

ED attaches journalist Rana Ayyub's funds worth Rs 1.77 cr in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering case, officials said. The case against Ayyub was filed after taking cognisance of a September, 2021 FIR of Ghaziabad Police related to alleged irregularities in donor funds of over Rs 2.69 crore raised by her through an online crowd-funding platform called …

Assets worth ₹1.77 crore linked to journalist Rana Ayyub attached
2 years, 11 months ago

Assets worth ₹1.77 crore linked to journalist Rana Ayyub attached

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over ₹1.77 crore in connection with a case allegedly involving journalist Rana Ayyub. The FIR alleged that Ms. Ayyub raised amounts running into crores via “Ketto”, an online crowd funding platform,in three campaigns. Investigations disclosed that instead of using the funds for the relief work, Ms. Ayyub allegedly parked some of the funds …

ED Attaches Journalist Rana Ayyub's Over Rs 1.77 Crore Assets in Money Laundering Case
2 years, 11 months ago

ED Attaches Journalist Rana Ayyub's Over Rs 1.77 Crore Assets in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached over Rs 1.77 crore worth bank deposits of journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering probe against her linked to alleged irregularities in charitable funds raised from public donors, agency sources said on Thursday. The money laundering case against Ayyub was filed after taking cognisance of a September, 2021 FIR of Ghaziabad Police …

Rana Ayyub blames 'hate and propaganda' after FIR was registered
3 years, 3 months ago

Rana Ayyub blames 'hate and propaganda' after FIR was registered

Op India  

Rana Ayyub has issued a statement after an FIR was registered against her in Uttar Pradesh over allegations of fraud. The ‘journalist’ said, “The Hindu IT Cell has lodged a malicious and baseless FIR against me in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that I have fraudulently taken donations on Ketto for Covid relief work. The receipt of donations did not violate any …

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