'They Want To Arrest Me Before Elections': Congress Leader DK Shivakumar Approaches Delhi High Court Against Money Laundering Probe
2 years, 1 month ago

'They Want To Arrest Me Before Elections': Congress Leader DK Shivakumar Approaches Delhi High Court Against Money Laundering Probe

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea moved by Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar challenging the investigation initiated by Enforcement Directorate against him in a money laundering case.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal sought response of ED, while listing the matter for next hearing on December 15. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea moved by Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar challenging the investigation initiated by Enforcement Directorate against him in a money laundering case. During the course of hearing today, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Shivakumar argued that the case raises a question in respect of including Section 13 of the Prevention of the Corruption Act in the list of predicate offence under the PMLA by the Amendment Act of 2009. Thereafter, ED lodged another ECIR in 2020 for probing the laundering of proceeds of crime in relation to the scheduled offence being Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act.

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Reining in Excess: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Judgments Curtailing ED's Arbitrary Powers
1 week, 3 days ago

Reining in Excess: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Judgments Curtailing ED's Arbitrary Powers

Live Law  

The arrest and detention under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act often turn out to be a punishment due to the wide powers given to the Enforcement Directorate and its stringent bail provisions. Judges Of PMLA Courts Not Supposed To Act Like "Extended Arm Of ED" The High Court pointed out the practice of passing custodial interrogation orders in a …

ED alleges in SC that TN minister Senthil Balaji delaying trial in cash-for-job scam case
1 week, 3 days ago

ED alleges in SC that TN minister Senthil Balaji delaying trial in cash-for-job scam case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has told the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has deliberately attempted to delay trial court proceedings in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-job scam, in which the top court had granted him bail. The top court had granted bail to DMK strongman Balaji on September 26, in the money …

'Circular Relied Upon By DK Shivakumar Not Applicable', IT Dept Says In Tax Evasion Case; Supreme Court Calls For Formal Affidavit
2 weeks ago

'Circular Relied Upon By DK Shivakumar Not Applicable', IT Dept Says In Tax Evasion Case; Supreme Court Calls For Formal Affidavit

Live Law  

In the plea filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar seeking dismissal of charges against him in a tax evasion case, the Supreme Court today called on the Income Tax Department to file a formal affidavit with regard to its claim that the circular relied upon by Shivakumar is not applicable to the case.For context, the Congress leader relies …

Delhi excise policy scam: HC refuses to advance hearing on Kejriwal's plea in money laundering case
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi excise policy scam: HC refuses to advance hearing on Kejriwal's plea in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to advance the hearing on a petition by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court's order taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him in a money laundering case. On November 21, the high court refused to stay at that moment the trial court proceedings against Kejriwal in the money laundering case. …

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cops seize Rs 47 lakh, cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Directorate of Enforcement conducted raids between November 28 and 30 across 13 locations, including Hyderabad, and seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 47 lakh and USDT cryptocurrency worth Rs 1.36 crore. The investigation was initiated on two FIRs registered by CBI, Economic Offences Wing, Delhi, concerning Rs 640 crore in cyber fraud money generated through betting, gambling, part time …

ED raids 13 locations in money laundering probe against Bihar IAS officer
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

ED raids 13 locations in money laundering probe against Bihar IAS officer

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 13 locations across Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Nagpur on 3 December as part of a money laundering investigation involving IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and others. The searches uncovered shares worth Rs 60 crore in Demat accounts belonging to family members of a close associate of Hans, who is currently in judicial custody. Shares …

Excise policy case: Delhi HC asks Kejriwal, Kavitha to respond to ED’s plea
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Excise policy case: Delhi HC asks Kejriwal, Kavitha to respond to ED’s plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to several people, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and BRS leader K Kavitha, in response to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate challenging a trial court’s order. The order had directed the ED to provide “unrelied documents” to the accused in the alleged …

Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025
3 weeks ago

Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted on January 23 a plea by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar against a money laundering probe by the Enforcement Directorate. Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025 A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma deferred the matter saying it …

Delhi High Court defers DK Shivakumar's plea against ED disproportionate assets probe
3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court defers DK Shivakumar's plea against ED disproportionate assets probe

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s plea against a money laundering investigation by the Enforcement Directorate to January 23, 2025. Shivakumar had filed the petition in 2022, seeking to quash the ED’s investigation, including summons issued to him under an Enforcement Case Information Report registered in 2020 following allegations of …

Days after raids in pornography money laundering case, Raj Kundra summoned by ED, says report
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Days after raids in pornography money laundering case, Raj Kundra summoned by ED, says report

Live Mint  

Raj Kundra, businessman and husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the ongoing pornography case, as per media reports. This comes just two days after the ED carried out raids at multiple locations connected to Kundra as part of a money laundering investigation related to the production and distribution of pornographic …

Raj Kundra issues first statement after ED raids in alleged money laundering case: 'Do not drag...'
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Raj Kundra issues first statement after ED raids in alleged money laundering case: 'Do not drag...'

India TV News  

Raj Kundra has finally broken his silence over the ongoing investigations by the Enforcement Directorate on his properties in connection to the alleged money laundering case. See his post: Image Source : INSTAGRAMRaj Kundra's latest Instagram Stories ''To whom it may concern, While the media seems to have a flair for drama, let’s set the record straight: I’m fully complying …

ED raids Raj Kundra, others in 'pornographic' films linked money laundering case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

ED raids Raj Kundra, others in 'pornographic' films linked money laundering case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to the alleged distribution of pornographic and adult movies, official sources said. This money laundering case of May, 2022 stems from at least two Mumbai police FIRs and chargesheets filed …

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well. The ED made its submission before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue …

Bank fraud case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bank fraud case: ED raids ex-directors, promoters of Kwality Ltd

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi and adjoining areas as part of an alleged bank loan fraud linked money laundering probe against former promoters of liquidated dairy major Kwality Ltd, official sources said.About a dozen places are being raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the sources said. …

Bengaluru anti-corruption forum accuses BBMP of misappropriating Rs 46,300 crore
4 weeks ago

Bengaluru anti-corruption forum accuses BBMP of misappropriating Rs 46,300 crore

India Today  

NR Ramesh, president of the Anti-Corruption Forum and a BJP leader, has accused the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike of misappropriating Rs 46,300 crore of public funds over the past decade. In a complaint filed with the Enforcement Directorate, Ramesh implicates BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath, 18 senior IAS officers and several other officials in what could be one of India’s largest …

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes proceedings against two ED officials

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed proceedings initiated against Deputy Director Manoj Mittal and Assistant Director Murali Kannan of the Enforcement Directorate based on a police complaint filed by B Kallesh, Additional Director, Social Welfare Department, accusing them of forcing him to name CM Siddaramaiah and others in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam. …

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted multiple searches at locations linked to former AIADMK minister and current MLA R. Vaithilingam in connection with a money laundering investigation. The raids come in the wake of allegations of large-scale corruption during his tenure as the State Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

ED books Siddaramaiah in MUDA linked money-laundering case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED books Siddaramaiah in MUDA linked money-laundering case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday booked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and some others in a money-laundering case linked to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, taking cognisance of a recent state Lokayukta FIR, official sources said. The FIR was lodged after a special court in Bengaluru last week ordered a Lokayukta police probe against Mr. Siddaramaiah in the case. Mr. Siddaramaiah, …

Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets sanction to prosecute Lalu
3 months ago

Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets sanction to prosecute Lalu

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday told a Delhi court that it has obtained requisite sanctions from authorities concerned to prosecute RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad in a corruption case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The court, earlier this week summoned Mr. Prasad, his sons, Tejasvi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav in the case along …

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday held as “non-maintainable” a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Congress government’s decision to withdraw consent to it for investigating a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. A division bench, comprising Justices K Somashekar and Umesh M Adiga, also dismissed the plea challenging the State government’s …

ED conducts searches in ₹118-crore fraudulent contracts case in Assam
4 months ago

ED conducts searches in ₹118-crore fraudulent contracts case in Assam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches in connection with the alleged fraudulent award of contracts worth about ₹118 crore from 2013 to 2016 by misappropriation of funds collected as cess for the welfare of construction workers in Assam. In the case being probed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the agency has seized several documents and also attached properties …

Senthilbalaji money laundering case: Trial has commenced, ED tells Madras High Court
4 months ago

Senthilbalaji money laundering case: Trial has commenced, ED tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Wednesday, informed the Madras High Court that the trial in the money laundering case against former Minister V. Senthilbalaji has commenced before the Principal District and Sessions Court in Chennai and one of the prosecution witnesses had already been examined. Sundaresan, assisted by ED Special Public Prosecutor N. Ramesh, and adjourned a criminal revision petition …

₹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 …

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI
5 months ago

Karnataka High Court notice to State govt on Union Bank of India’s plea for transfer of Maharshi Valmiki Corporation’s multi-crore scam probe to CBI

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered the issue of notice to the State government on a petition filed by the Union Bank of India seeking a direction to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation being carried out by the State police into the multi-crore financial scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Welfare Development Corporation. …

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining
5 months, 1 week ago

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently restrained the Enforcement Directorate from carrying out its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining. The court added that unless a case in the scheduled offence was registered and such an offence generated proceeds of crime, the ED could not have initiated any action. …

ED makes fresh arrest in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission case
5 months, 1 week ago

ED makes fresh arrest in Rajasthan's Jal Jeevan Mission case

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme being implemented in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. The central government's Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through household tap connections and is being implemented in Rajasthan by the state's …

Supreme Court rejects D.K. Shivakumar plea to dismiss CBI corruption case
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects D.K. Shivakumar plea to dismiss CBI corruption case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to quash a First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation accusing him of corruption linked to a disproportionate assets case. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and SC Sharma, senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Vipin Sanghi, for Mr. Shivakumar, …

'Have done no wrong': Shivakumar after SC dismisses his petition in disproportionate assets case
5 months, 1 week ago

'Have done no wrong': Shivakumar after SC dismisses his petition in disproportionate assets case

India TV News  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said he has done no wrong and will abide by the Supreme Cout order. His remark comes hours after the top court dismissed his petition challenging the CBI's FIR against him in the disproportionate assets case. Pointing out that CBI continues to conduct the investigation, Shivakumar said, "once our government withdrew, …

Excise ‘scam’: Delhi High Court asks CBI to respond to Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in corruption case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Excise ‘scam’: Delhi High Court asks CBI to respond to Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in corruption case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on July 5 asked the CBI to respond to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the corruption case registered by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, said the AAP leader is not a flight risk and not a terrorist and the CBI arrested him after …

ED raids former DPIIT secretary Ramesh Abhishek in money laundering case
7 months ago

ED raids former DPIIT secretary Ramesh Abhishek in money laundering case

India TV News  

Money laundering probe: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of retired IAS officer Ramesh Abhishek, who formerly served as the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. ED's investigation stems from a recent FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against Ramesh Abhishek, who is a 1982-batch officer. According to the …

Day after nine-hour grilling, ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in case linked to 'tender scam'
7 months, 1 week ago

Day after nine-hour grilling, ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in case linked to 'tender scam'

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in a money laundering case linked to a multi-crore tender scam, days after a massive cash seizure from premises linked to his aide, officials said. The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities and payment of “bribes” in the state rural development department against awarding tenders. On …

ED action ‘illegal’, assault on democracy, Arvind Kejriwal tells Supreme Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

ED action ‘illegal’, assault on democracy, Arvind Kejriwal tells Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday vehemently contested his recent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, labelling it as “illegal” and an “unprecedented assault” on the pillars of democracy, besides condemning the ED’s actions as a glaring display of “high-handedness” by the agency. “The present case is a classic case of how …

No special standards required to arrest CM for money laundering, ED tells SC
8 months ago

No special standards required to arrest CM for money laundering, ED tells SC

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed a comprehensive affidavit in the Supreme Court to counter Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case, underlining that there are no special provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 that differentiates the arrest of a chief minister and an ordinary citizen. The Delhi CM …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law
8 months ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, dismissed a writ petition that sought a probe by the Enforcement Directorate with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from the DMK Tirunelveli East district secretary’s office on April 4. …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce
8 months ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, ordered notice to Enforcement Directorate on a plea to take action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from DMK’s Tirunelveli East …

Money laundering case against Hemant Soren: ED arrests one more; conducts searches in Ranchi
8 months, 1 week ago

Money laundering case against Hemant Soren: ED arrests one more; conducts searches in Ranchi

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in connection with the money laundering investigation against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and others, official sources said on April 16. Mr. Ali is accused of committing “forgery” for allegedly grabbing some land in Jharkhand in purported connivance with the prime accused in the case against Mr. Soren and former Revenue …

ED urges for CBI probe before Jharkhand High Court into case lodged by Hemant Soren under SC/ST Act
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ED urges for CBI probe before Jharkhand High Court into case lodged by Hemant Soren under SC/ST Act

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has requested a CBI investigation before the Jharkhand High Court regarding allegations made by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Soren lodged a police complaint in Ranchi, asserting that the ED's search operation at his New Delhi residence in January tarnished his reputation and that of the entire Scheduled Tribe community to which he belongs. An ED …

Delhi court pulls up ED over ‘shoddy probe’ in PNB case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court pulls up ED over ‘shoddy probe’ in PNB case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has pulled up the Enforcement Directorate for shoddy investigation and lapses by its investigative officer in a money-laundering case of where Punjab National Bank was defrauded of ₹1,46,71,000. The court noted three lapses committed by the federal probe agency — first, despite there being evidence available, ED failed to name two persons as accused in the case. …

ED summons Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha candidate Kirtikar in ‘khichdi scam’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED summons Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha candidate Kirtikar in ‘khichdi scam’

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on March 29 issued fresh summons to Shiv Sena leader Amol G. Kirtikar to investigate his alleged involvement in the ‘khichdi scam’. Mr. Kirtikar’s father Gajanan Kirtikar is the sitting MP from Mumbai North-West and had joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena after the party split in June 2022. The ‘scam’ emerged when in September 2023, the …

ED files first chargesheet in Delhi Jal Board money-laundering case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED files first chargesheet in Delhi Jal Board money-laundering case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first chargesheet in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board, official sources said on Saturday. Four individuals and a company have been named as the accused in the chargesheet -- former DJB chief engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora, contractor Anil Kumar Agarwal, former NBCC general manager …

ED files 5500-page chargesheet against former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in land scam case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED files 5500-page chargesheet against former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in land scam case

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a Prosecution Complaint, equivalent to a chargesheet, in the money laundering case linked to a land scam registered against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Besides Soren, the ED has also filed the prosecution complaint against his friend Vinod Singh, revenue official Bhanu Pratap Prasad, Hilarious Kacchap, and Rajkumar Pahan. The 5,500-page-long PC contains …

ED Files Money Laundering Case Against Kerala CM's Daughter
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED Files Money Laundering Case Against Kerala CM's Daughter

Deccan Chronicle  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan, her IT firm Exalogic Solutions and others in connection with the investigation into a case pertaining to alleged payments made by a private mineral company to her and her company. The ED took cognizance of the complaint filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office which …

ED excise scam case 'political laundering', says jailed BRS leader K Kavitha
8 months, 4 weeks ago

ED excise scam case 'political laundering', says jailed BRS leader K Kavitha

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 BRS leader K Kavitha on Tuesday said the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate is a "political laundering case". Kavitha, who was produced before a Delhi court after the expiry of her ED custody, told reporters outside the courtroom that one of the accused has already joined the BJP. The proceedings …

Senthilbalaji case | Madras High Court refuses to stay money laundering trial proceedings
9 months, 1 week ago

Senthilbalaji case | Madras High Court refuses to stay money laundering trial proceedings

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, refused to grant an interim stay, for the present, restraining the Chennai Principal Sessions Court from proceeding with the trial in a money laundering case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement against former T.N. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan told Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi and S. Prabakaran that the plea for …

DA case: Karnataka Lokayukta police begins probe against Dy CM DK Shivakumar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

DA case: Karnataka Lokayukta police begins probe against Dy CM DK Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Lokayukta police have started the investigation into the alleged Rs 74.93 crore disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar, though the Central Bureau of Investigation did not respond to the request made by them to transfer details and records of the investigation done by it till the consent granted was withdrawn by …

Top news of the day: March 05, 2024
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Top news of the day: March 05, 2024

The Hindu  

Maoist links case | Maharashtra moves Supreme Court against Bombay High Court verdict acquitting DU ex-professor Saibaba The Maharashtra government on March 5 moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting former Delhi University professor G.N. Sandeshkhali violence | NCW chief meets President Murmu, recommends President’s rule in West Bengal National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma …

SC quashes ED case against Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SC quashes ED case against Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a case lodged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar in view of its November 2023 ruling that criminal conspiracy, which is punishable under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, cannot be the only offence for initiating a money laundering probe. A bench of justices Surya …

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the appeals filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and his aide challenging criminal proceedings in a 2018 money laundering case. The primary reason cited by the single-judge bench of the high court was that Section 120B of the Indian Penal constituted a stand-alone offence adequate to invoke the Prevention of Money Laundering …

Vulnerable to criticism: On the ED and a possible violation of federal principles
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vulnerable to criticism: On the ED and a possible violation of federal principles

The Hindu  

The structure of the law against money laundering is bound to throw up perplexing questions about the possible violation of federal principles. One such question has arisen in Tamil Nadu, where the Enforcement Directorate is trying to find out whether illegal sand mining in the State is due to corruption and if the “proceeds” are being laundered. In ruling that …

ED conducts fresh searches in Mahadev app linked money laundering case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

ED conducts fresh searches in Mahadev app linked money laundering case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches in Mumbai, some places in West Bengal and the Delhi-NCR as part of its money laundering investigation in the Mahadev online gaming and betting app that purportedly involves various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh. Official sources said about 15 premises in these locations are being covered by the investigators of the …

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