Moser Baer scam: ED arrests Nitin Bhatnagar from IGI airport while trying to flee abroad
1 year, 4 months ago

Moser Baer scam: ED arrests Nitin Bhatnagar from IGI airport while trying to flee abroad

Firstpost  

Bhatnagar, a former relationship manager of the Bank of Singapore, was taken into custody under the provisions of the PMLA on Tuesday. The money laundering case stems from a August, 2019 FIR of the CBI where it was alleged that the company Moser Baer India Ltd. and its promoters allegedly cheated and defrauded the loan taken from the Central Bank of India to the tune of Rs 354.51 crore. Bhatnagar, the ED told the court, “facilitated” opening of a bank account for a company called Pristine River Investments Ltd. in the Bank of Singapore, as he was its relationship manager. It alleged that the company was used for layering “proceeds of crime” and Bhatnagar “knowingly assisted in doing do for the main accused Ratul Puri.” It claimed Bhatnagar was “instrumental” in doing certain other acts which do have a bearing in connection with the present case. Ratul Puri is facing investigation by three main central probe agencies, ED, CBI and the Income-Tax department.

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Delhi court discharges Maltese citizen accused of PMLA in Ratul Puri probe
4 months ago

Delhi court discharges Maltese citizen accused of PMLA in Ratul Puri probe

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday dropped the Prevention of Money Laundering Act charges against a Maltese citizen accused in Moser Baer India bank fraud probe, saying that there is “no iota of legally admissible evidence against him to go for trial”. It alleged that Bhatnagar, a Maltese citizen, had “facilitated” opening of a bank account for a company called Pristine …

CBI arrests ED official for allegedly receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI arrests ED official for allegedly receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Assistant Director with the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly demanding and receiving ₹20 lakh in bribe from a Mumbai-based jeweller for not arresting his son. “Taking immediate cognisance of this incident and following the policy of zero tolerance towards corruption, the ED has initiated criminal action against Sandeep Singh under the Prevention of …

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

ED arrests another suspect in Rajasthan’s Jal Jeevan Mission money laundering case
6 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests another suspect in Rajasthan’s Jal Jeevan Mission money laundering case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has made a new arrest in its ongoing money laundering investigation concerning alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in Rajasthan, official sources reported on Friday. About the case It is pertinent to note that the money laundering case originally stems after the anti-corruption bureau registered an FIR citing that Padamchand Jain, Mahesh Mittal, Piyush Jain, …

ED arrests four more persons in money laundering case against Hemant Soren
8 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests four more persons in money laundering case against Hemant Soren

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has made four fresh arrests in connection with the alleged illegal land grab-linked money laundering case against former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and others, official sources said on April 17. The agency had filed a charge sheet against Mr. Soren, Mr. Prasad, Mr. Soren’s alleged “frontmen” — Raj Kumar Pahan and Hilariyas Kachhap — and the …

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested one Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly managed Aam Aadmi Party’s funds for Goa assembly elections 2022, procured through bribes in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The ED informed a court on Saturday that it has evidence which “establish a deep relationship and nexus of Chanpreet Singh with all …

Gift Baiting, Fake Conferences, Black Magic: ED's Unconventional Probe Into Jharkhand Scam
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gift Baiting, Fake Conferences, Black Magic: ED's Unconventional Probe Into Jharkhand Scam

News 18  

Booking hotels in the name of employees of the Geological Survey of India, gathering officers in Ranchi for raids under the guise of a conference, arresting an absconding accused by baiting his wife through Diwali offer calls, facing alleged ‘black magic’ antics by the wife of a senior IAS officer, and more – this is what the Enforcement Directorate team …

CBI arrests Enforcement Directorate officer for accepting Rs 5 crore bribe
1 year, 3 months ago

CBI arrests Enforcement Directorate officer for accepting Rs 5 crore bribe

India Today  

An official of the Enforcement Directorate was arrested on Monday by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly taking bribes amounting to Rs 5 crore from businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall, an accused in the Delhi excise policy case. According to the complaint by the ED, it learnt that Amandeep Singh Dhall and Birender Pal Singh had given Rs 5 crore …

Haryana: One arrested by ED in financial fraud case liked to NHAI, state Infrastructure body
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana: One arrested by ED in financial fraud case liked to NHAI, state Infrastructure body

India TV News  

One accused was arrested in an ongoing money laundering investigation linked to alleged financial fraud with the NHAI and the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, said the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday. The ED last month arrested Naresh Kumar Sheokhand, a former district revenue officer-cum-land acquisition collector of Panchkula, in this case. Shekhar, in connivance with Sheokhand and others, …

ED attaches suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal's property worth Rs 82 crore in MGNREGA scam
1 year, 7 months ago

ED attaches suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal's property worth Rs 82 crore in MGNREGA scam

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 82.77 crore belonging to suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal and others in Ranchi, Jharkhand on December 1, 2022, in connection with the MGNREGA scam, the Adjudicating Authority confirmed. The properties include one Super Speciality Hospital namely Pulse Super Speciality Hospital, one diagnostics centre namely Pulse Diagnostic and Imaging Centre, plant …

ED arrests two accused in Chhattisgarh ‘liquor scam’ case
1 year, 7 months ago

ED arrests two accused in Chhattisgarh ‘liquor scam’ case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two persons and seized movable assets worth ₹28 crore in connection with the ‘liquor scam’ in Chhattisgarh, said the agency on Thursday. The agency had taken them into custody and got the remand of main accused Anwar Dhebar extended, for recording their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. As alleged by the ED, …

ED Arrests 7 After Raids Against Jharkhand IAS Officer, Others in Money Laundering Case
1 year, 8 months ago

ED Arrests 7 After Raids Against Jharkhand IAS Officer, Others in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested seven people, including a government official after it conducted raids in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged land grab case, official sources said Friday. The raids were launched on Thursday at 22 places in the three states, including at the premises of 2011-batch Jharkhand cadre …

Jharkhand money laundering probe: ED raids multiple locations of IAS officer
1 year, 8 months ago

Jharkhand money laundering probe: ED raids multiple locations of IAS officer

Hindustan Times  

Officials from the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday began conducting raids at multiple locations linked to IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan across different cities in connection with a land fraud case, people aware of the development said. The raids are in connection with a money laundering probe conducted by the federal agency at around two dozen locations, including his official residence, over …

ED arrests Jharkhand chief engineer for money laundering, gets 5-day remand
1 year, 10 months ago

ED arrests Jharkhand chief engineer for money laundering, gets 5-day remand

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Veerendra Kumar Ram, chief engineer of the Jharkhand rural development department, on money laundering charges, after a two-day rigorous search operation conducted at multiple locations related to him across three states. The ED produced Ram before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court of P K Sharma in Ranchi and got five-day remand …

Police: Seven arrested for cheating Serum Institute of India of Rs 1 crore
2 years ago

Police: Seven arrested for cheating Serum Institute of India of Rs 1 crore

Firstpost  

The Cyber Unit of Pune City police on Friday arrested three accused involved in the case Pune: In a major breakthrough, the Pune Police said they have arrested seven accused in the cheating case in which Serum Institute of India was duped of over Rs 1.01 crore. As per the complaint, Satish Deshpande, one of the directors at the SII …

ED files 5,000-page charge sheet against Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal, others in money laundering case
2 years, 5 months ago

ED files 5,000-page charge sheet against Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal, others in money laundering case

Firstpost  

Pooja Singhal, a 2000-batch IAS officer, was arrested by the agency in May as part of a probe linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds and some other alleged suspicious financial transactions Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against former Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal and others as part of a money-laundering probe against her and …

ED arrests Satyendar Jain's business associates in money laundering probe
2 years, 5 months ago

ED arrests Satyendar Jain's business associates in money laundering probe

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two more people in connection with the alleged money laundering case against Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain. Last Monday, a special CBI court extended by two weeks the judicial custody of Satyendar Jain in the alleged case. The ED had arrested Jain on May 30 in an alleged money laundering case under criminal sections …

ED arrests Nagpur lawyer who filed plea against Fadnavis in money laundering case
2 years, 8 months ago

ED arrests Nagpur lawyer who filed plea against Fadnavis in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested advocate Satish Uke, who had filed a plea against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and his brother Pradeep Uke in a case of land grabbing and money laundering. ED officials conducted a search operation in Uke’s residence for almost seven hours, after which Uke and his brother Pradeep were taken to the Sub-Zonal office …

Sanjay Raut to Nawab Malik: Maharashtra leaders facing ED probe
2 years, 9 months ago

Sanjay Raut to Nawab Malik: Maharashtra leaders facing ED probe

India Today  

Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case with alleged links to fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik joins a list of politicians from Maharashtra who have either been arrested or are being probed by the central agencies since the current coalition government of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist …

CBI arrests middleman in 'cash for transfer' probe involving Anil Deshmukh
3 years, 1 month ago

CBI arrests middleman in 'cash for transfer' probe involving Anil Deshmukh

India Today  

Santosh Shankar Jagtap, an alleged middleman, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the corruption case lodged against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, officials told India Today. Making it the first arrest in this case, Santosh Shankar Jagtap was taken into custody by CBI officials from Maharashtra's Thane on Sunday morning. READ: Congress leader …

Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra's wife, father arrested by ED in money laundering
3 years, 2 months ago

Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra's wife, father arrested by ED in money laundering

India Today  

Unitech Group’s former promoter Sanjay Chandra’s wife Preeti Chandra and his father Ramesh Chandra were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday in connection with a money laundering case, officials told India Today. According to sources, the investigators have allegedly discovered that the part of the money which Unitech Group received from homebuyers for a project, was transferred illegally to …

ED arrests absconding accused in Jharkhand ponzi fraud case
3 years, 6 months ago

ED arrests absconding accused in Jharkhand ponzi fraud case

India Today  

An alleged Jharkhand ponzi case fraud accused has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate from West Bengal under the anti-money laundering law, the central agency said on Monday. Sinha, it said, is an accused in an alleged ponzi or chit fund fraud case that took place in Jharkhand sometime back and the ED had filed a charge sheet against him …

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