Cash Seized from Car in Maharashtra: Four Arrested in Poll-Bound State
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash Seized from Car in Maharashtra: Four Arrested in Poll-Bound State

The Hindu  

Four people have been arrested in Maharashtra after cash worth ₹5 crore was seized from a car near the Khed Shivapur toll plaza. The cash was on its way to Kolhapur from Pune. One of the arrested men has been identified as Amol Nalawade, who is said to be associated with Shiv Sena MLA Shahajibapu Patil from Sangola in Solapur district. The Opposition alleged that Mahayuti and its MLAs are distributing money ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections on November 20.

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Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra cash-for-vote row: Police find ₹9.93 lakh in hotel

Hindustan Times  

Amid the raging cash-for-vote controversy in Maharashtra, the Palghar administration said on Tuesday that the police team recovered ₹9.93 lakh in cash and some documents in the hotel. Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate Kshitij Thakur with supporters after they gheraod BJP leader Vinod Tawde. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi has alleged that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde arrived at the hotel today …

Maharashtra polls: SST seizes Rs 5.55 cr cash from vehicle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: SST seizes Rs 5.55 cr cash from vehicle

Deccan Chronicle  

Thane: A static surveillance team of the Election Commission seized Rs 5.55 crore cash from a vehicle in the Kalyan Rural assembly constituency in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, an official said. The team was deployed in the Shilphata area in the morning when it intercepted a vehicle and found cash of Rs 5.55 crore, returning officer Vishwas Gujar said. …

Maharashtra election: ₹3.70 crore cash seized from Palghar van ahead of polls
2 months ago

Maharashtra election: ₹3.70 crore cash seized from Palghar van ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Police have seized more than ₹3.70 crore cash from a van in Palghar district of Maharashtra amid the code of conduct in place for the November 20 assembly polls, an official said on Saturday. The cash was seized while the code of conduct ahead of polls is in effect The cash was seized at Wada in the coastal district on …

Palghar Election Cash Seized: Driver Claims Mistake, ₹4.33 Crore in Cash Found
2 months, 1 week ago

Palghar Election Cash Seized: Driver Claims Mistake, ₹4.33 Crore in Cash Found

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission and police have seized ₹4.33 crore cash at the Udhwa check post in Talasari in Palghar district. The money was seized from a four-wheeler (GJ 01 JT 8848) which was coming from Silvasa. The driver claimed he was supposed to deliver the cash only in Silvassa itself and had entered Maharashtra by mistake. Since his answers were …

MVA Targets Shinde Over Poll Funding, as Opposition Raises Eyebrows
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MVA Targets Shinde Over Poll Funding, as Opposition Raises Eyebrows

Hindustan Times  

A political storm has erupted in Maharashtra over the seizure of ₹5 crore from an SUV in Pune. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has led the charge against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, alleging that he has been sending crores of rupees to party MLAs as election expenses. Raut has also accused Shahaji Patil, an MLA from the opposition MVA, …

Massive Cash Seized in Pune: Opposition Alleges Distribution Ahead of Maharashtra Elections
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Massive Cash Seized in Pune: Opposition Alleges Distribution Ahead of Maharashtra Elections

Live Mint  

A significant cash seizure has occurred in Pune, Maharashtra. Unaccounted cash worth ₹5 crore was found in a car during a vehicle check. The police have questioned four individuals in the car, including the driver, and handed over the cash to the Income Tax Department for further investigation. The Opposition has expressed concerns about the incident, alleging that it is …

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP
5 months, 1 week ago

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed further criminal proceedings against BJP Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakar in connection with a case of seizure of ₹4.8 crore in cash in April from premises belonging to a voter residing in the Nelamangala police station limits a day prior to the elections held to the Chickballapur Lok Sabha constituency on April …

Rs 98 Crore Cash Seized for MCC Violations Remains Unclaimed
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rs 98 Crore Cash Seized for MCC Violations Remains Unclaimed

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Even though the state police have seized huge cash that was being transported without valid documents at different places in Telangana during the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, no one claimed it till Wednesday. Box: Cash seizure incidents: April 30: Rajendranagar police seized Rs 15.4 lakh unaccounted cash from a car belonging to a private bank. April …

Madhya Pradesh: Indore Police raids contractors’ houses in Rs 125 crore fake bill scam case
8 months, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh: Indore Police raids contractors’ houses in Rs 125 crore fake bill scam case

India TV News  

The Indore Police has started tightening the noose on those involved in the alleged fake bill scam worth Rs 125 crore in the Municipal Corporation of Indore, the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh. Five companies, including Foundation Construction, Green Construction, King Construction, Kshitij Enterprises and Jhanvi Enterprises, presented more than 188 bills worth around Rs 125 crore in the Finance …

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Meena has said cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, free bees and other items worth more than Rs 165.91 crore have been seized since the announcement of the election schedule in AP. “Through inter-state as well as other check posts in the state, more than 20 enforcement agencies such as police, excise, income tax, forest, ED, …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law
8 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Cash seizure does not disqualify poll candidate, says Madras HC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash seizure does not disqualify poll candidate, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday observed that the cash seized from persons or premises related to BJP candidate Nainar Nagendran does not warrant disqualification of his candidature. The first bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice J Sathya Narayana Prasad made the observation while disposing of a petition filed by independent candidate Raghavan seeking disqualification of Nagendran …

₹1.09 cr seized from bus passengers in Jharkhand’s Giridih, 3 detained: Police
9 months, 1 week ago

₹1.09 cr seized from bus passengers in Jharkhand’s Giridih, 3 detained: Police

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police in the wee hours on Thursday seized Rs.1.09 crore cash from two bus passengers travelling from Gaya in Bihar to West Bengal, officials said. Another carrying Rs.42 lakh said he was carrying the cash of his employer to deliver someone in West Bengal,” he added. A police official familiar with the recovery said, “It appears all …

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: 'Rahul Gandhi will you remain silent?' asks BJP on recovery of Rs 50 crore in I-T raids

India TV News  

Karnataka: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday lashed out at Congress and the Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi after Income Tax sleuths recovered more than Rs 50 crore cash during raids in Karnataka. On recovery of Rs 50 crores in raids in Karnataka, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked Rahul Gandhi and asked, "It is a huge thing …

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13
1 year, 2 months ago

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Police on Saturday seized Rs 32.81 crore of cash that was not accounted for, the Election Commission of India said, taking the total cash found without documents to nearly Rs 75 crore. The state law enforcement agencies including the income-tax department have seized Rs 74.95 crore in the state since the model code of conduct came into force with …

Hyderabad: Crores of unaccounted cash recovered, many detained in random checks
1 year, 3 months ago

Hyderabad: Crores of unaccounted cash recovered, many detained in random checks

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Police across the tri-commissionerate area on Tuesday seized unaccounted cash amounting to crores of rupees in vehicle checks and arrested tens of persons, to check cash flow during the campaigning period for the upcoming Assembly elections on November 30. Banjara Hills police, in a major operation, seized Rs 3.35 crore of unaccounted cash and arrested three persons. A vehicle …

Land-for-job case: Delhi court grants bail to Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi
1 year, 3 months ago

Land-for-job case: Delhi court grants bail to Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi

Live Mint  

Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Yadav, former Bihar CM Rabri Devi, deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, and RJD MP Misa Bharti in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam case. The Enforcement Directorate in July this year attached the property of Lalu Prasad Yadav's family in connection with land-for-railway jobs scam case. Assets worth ₹6 crore have …

Crackdown on unaccounted-for money: ₹1.75 crore seized from car in Kannur district of Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Crackdown on unaccounted-for money: ₹1.75 crore seized from car in Kannur district of Kerala

The Hindu  

In a major crackdown on unaccounted-for money, a sum of ₹1.75 crore was seized from a car in a late-night inspection near the Cooperative Hospital at Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala on September 28. The inspection, led by chief inspector M. Anil and assisted by sub-inspectors Sajesh and Mithun, along with Deepti V.V, apprehended the accused at 9 p.m. …

Con became crorepati by duping bizmen and politicians
1 year, 5 months ago

Con became crorepati by duping bizmen and politicians

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Alleged conman, Sanjay Prasad Rai alias Sanjay Sherpuriya, in his fifties now, duped several people of over ₹300 crore in the past seven years by faking access to the Prime Minister’s Office and portraying himself close to senior politicians and bureaucrats, said STF officials here on Wednesday.. Sanjay Prasad Rai, a resident of Sherpur village of UP’s Ghazipur district, …

ED seizes luxury cars, jewellery, & cash after raids on Haryana Cong MLA
1 year, 5 months ago

ED seizes luxury cars, jewellery, & cash after raids on Haryana Cong MLA

Hindustan Times  

Four luxury cars, jewellery worth ₹14.5 lakh and ₹4.5 lakh in cash have been seized after raids were conducted against the Congress' Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chokker and companies "owned and controlled" by him as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged fraud with homebuyers, the ED said on Monday. Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chokker The action under …

Ahead of Karnataka polls, unaccounted cash of ₹1 crore seized in Bengaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

Ahead of Karnataka polls, unaccounted cash of ₹1 crore seized in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of Karnataka assembly elections, the Bengaluru police on Thursday caught two men with ₹1 crore unaccounted cash in an auto-rickshaw near the city market. Due to Assembly elections in the state Model Code of Conduct in place in which moving a large sum of cash without proper documents is not permitted. READ | I-T search in Karnataka's co-op banks …

EC’s seizures in run-up to Karnataka poll see four-fold rise from 2018
1 year, 8 months ago

EC’s seizures in run-up to Karnataka poll see four-fold rise from 2018

The Hindu  

Since March 29, when the Model Code of Conduct came into force in Karnataka, the Election Commission has made seizures of items with a total worth of ₹140 crore, including cash, liquor, drugs, and metals. In fact, the Commission had seized cash and articles worth nearly ₹58 crore between March 9 to 27, even before the election date was announced. …

₹68 lakh unaccounted cash seized from car, driver held
1 year, 9 months ago

₹68 lakh unaccounted cash seized from car, driver held

Hindustan Times  

The patrolling team of Sashastra Seema Bal and the district police seized unaccounted cash ₹68 lakh from a car going towards Nepal at checkpost under Kulhi police station of Maharajganj on Monday morning. SP Maharajganj Dr Kaustubh said that during intensive checking of vehicles, the police stopped a car on suspicion and recovered cash ₹68.11 lakh. The recovered amount along …

NIA seizes cash, car as 'proceeds of terrorism' in Haryana arms recovery case
1 year, 9 months ago

NIA seizes cash, car as 'proceeds of terrorism' in Haryana arms recovery case

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has seized more than ₹7.80 lakh in cash and a vehicle as "proceeds of terrorism" in a case related to the recovery of arms and explosives, smuggled from Pakistan by the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International, in Haryana last year, an official said on March 31. Four terror operatives— Gurpreet Singh alias “Gopi”, Amandeep Singh alias “Deepa”, …

Land-for-jobs case: Tejashwi alleges sisters' jewellery was taken off &….
1 year, 9 months ago

Land-for-jobs case: Tejashwi alleges sisters' jewellery was taken off &….

Hindustan Times  

Three days after the raids on Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his family members' house in multiple states in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam, Yadav on Monday again rubbished the Enforcement Directorate's claim of detecting proceeds of crime amounting to “ ₹600 crore” and alleged that "used jewellery" of his married sisters and their in-laws was photographed …

‘Rumours’, says Tejashwi on ED claims of ₹600 crore ‘proceeds of crime’ detected during raids
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Rumours’, says Tejashwi on ED claims of ₹600 crore ‘proceeds of crime’ detected during raids

The Hindu  

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has dubbed as "rumours" the claim of the Enforcement Directorate that proceeds of crime amounting to ₹600 crore were detected during searches on premises owned by him and close family members. "Just recall, in 2007, transactions worth ₹8,000 crore, including a mall and hundreds of land plots, were alleged," tweeted Mr. Yadav, in an …

Sanjay Raut allowed to attend Parliament as procedural delays bog Patra Chawl scam case
1 year, 10 months ago

Sanjay Raut allowed to attend Parliament as procedural delays bog Patra Chawl scam case

India Today  

During the Patra Chawl scam case hearing, a special Mumbai court on Monday allowed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut to attend Parliament session in March and April. During the hearing, the special court was irked by no lawyer representing the accused Guruashish Construction Private Limited, in which Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was arrested in 2022. During the hearing before …

Tirupati police bust money-doubling gang; arrest 12
2 years, 1 month ago

Tirupati police bust money-doubling gang; arrest 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Twelve persons including three women were arrested by the MR Palle police on Thursday on the charge of swindling Rs 35 lakh from a realtor on a promise that his money would be doubled through a technique called 'rice pulling'. The police recovered Rs 31.72 lakh and seized two four wheelers, five bullets, one revolver, four mobile phones and …

Police foil alleged attempt to buy four TRS legislators
2 years, 2 months ago

Police foil alleged attempt to buy four TRS legislators

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police on Wednesday claimed that they had arrested three persons, including a Delhi-based swamiji, at a farmhouse in Moinabad for allegedly offering Rs 15 crore as an advance to four TRS legislators to leave the party. Police said that they had seized Rs 15 crore cash in denominations of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 from a car, which …

Cyberabad police seize Rs 1 Crore cash, arrested four persons
2 years, 2 months ago

Cyberabad police seize Rs 1 Crore cash, arrested four persons

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police arrested four persons and seized Rs 1 crore unaccounted cash that the accused were carrying in a vehicle on the Kokapet-Narsingi road during a routine check on Saturday. The absconding accused were identified as Kandikotu Deval Raju, V. Harshavarardhan Reddy, managing director of Mayuri Broiler Breeding Farms, Sunil Reddy, Komatireddy Sumanth Reddy and Komatireddy Surya Pavan …

Explained: The Patra Chawl land scam and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s alleged links to it
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: The Patra Chawl land scam and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s alleged links to it

Firstpost  

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in the Patra Chawl scam after six hours of questioning. The arrest is linked to a Rs 1,034-crore alleged land scam related to the re-development of the chawl in Mumbai’s Goregaon Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate late on Sunday night after officials questioned him at …

Sanjay Raut arrested in Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl scam case | All you need to know
2 years, 5 months ago

Sanjay Raut arrested in Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl scam case | All you need to know

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut at midnight after questioning for over six hours in the Patra Chawl land scam case. An Enforcement Directorate team showed up at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in Mumbai on Sunday morning in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities involving the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’. …

Patra Chawl scam: ED seizes Rs 11.50 lakh cash from Sanjay Raut's residence
2 years, 5 months ago

Patra Chawl scam: ED seizes Rs 11.50 lakh cash from Sanjay Raut's residence

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate seized cash worth Rs 11.50 lakh from the residence of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday during the raid conducted in connection with the Patra chawl land scam case. Sanjay Raut was taken to the ED office in south Mumbai for questioning in the land scam case. Meanwhile, Sanjay Raut's brother Sunil Raut said that ED …

Sanjay Raut dismisses reports of his hand in Patra Chawl land scam case
2 years, 5 months ago

Sanjay Raut dismisses reports of his hand in Patra Chawl land scam case

Live Mint  

After the Enforcement Directorate officials conducted searches at his Mumbai residence on Sunday, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday dismissed the allegations of his involvement in any money laundering case. Jai Maharashtra,” Shiv Sena workers gathered outside the residence of party leader Sanjay Raut as the federal agency conducted a search, in connection with Patra Chawl land scam case. …

ED summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for questioning in fraud case
2 years, 6 months ago

ED summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for questioning in fraud case

Op India  

In the middle of the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut has been called by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday for interrogation in connection with the Pravin Raut and Patra Chawl land fraud case. Enforcement Directorate summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on June 28, in connection with Patra Chawl land scam case pic.twitter.com/bPioKK6IPJ …

Ahead of UP polls, Kanpur police seize cash worth Rs 50 lakh from car
2 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of UP polls, Kanpur police seize cash worth Rs 50 lakh from car

India TV News  

Highlights The cash was recovered by the flying squad team of UP police during checking in view of elections A team of the Directorate of Income Tax Investigation was later informed about the car Further investigations in the matter are underway Cash worth Rs 50 lakh was seized from a car in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday. According to Deputy …

Karnataka High Court Orders Release Of ₹53.46 Lakh Cash Seized From DK Shivakumar's Associate
3 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Orders Release Of ₹53.46 Lakh Cash Seized From DK Shivakumar's Associate

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on March 4, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to release cash seized from Sachin Narayan, an associate of Congress leader DK Shivakumar and a company run by Narayan. A single bench of Justice John Michael Cunha while allowing the petition filed by Wellworth Software Pvt Ltd and Sachin Narayan said "In the absence of any …

Rs 1 Crore Seized from Relative of BJP's Telangana Bypoll Candidate to Distribute Among Voters: Police
4 years, 2 months ago

Rs 1 Crore Seized from Relative of BJP's Telangana Bypoll Candidate to Distribute Among Voters: Police

News 18  

Hyderabad police on Sunday seized Rs 1 crore cash from a relative of M. Raghunandan Rao, the BJP candidate in the Dubbak Assembly bypolls In Telangana. The Police Commissioner said Srinivas Rao told police that a manager of Visakha Industries Ltd belonging to former MP and BJP leader G. Vivek gave him the money. The cash was seized in a …

More than Rs 6 crore cash seized ahead of Delhi Assembly polls
4 years, 11 months ago

More than Rs 6 crore cash seized ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

India TV News  

Different teams, which are keeping a tight vigil on the Delhi Assembly elections, have seized more than Rs 6 crore from the day when the Model Code of Conduct came into place. Addressing a press briefing at the State Election Commission on Wednesday, Ranbir Singh, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, said: "Valued items worth more than Rs 1 crore has …

No raids on TDP MP, Rs 45 lakh in cash seized from accountant in Vijayawada: CBDT
5 years, 9 months ago

No raids on TDP MP, Rs 45 lakh in cash seized from accountant in Vijayawada: CBDT

India TV News  

The CBDT Wednesday said the income tax department has seized Rs 45.4 lakh "unexplained" cash after it conducted searches on a cost accountant in poll-bound Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh as it denied taking any action against a local TDP MP. The CBDT, in a statement, also clarified that no premise of Guntur TDP MP Jayadev Galla was searched during the …

Bengaluru: Cash for polls? Crores seized from govt official and his driver
5 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: Cash for polls? Crores seized from govt official and his driver

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Department of Income Tax, Bengaluru made its first poll related raid on contractors and engineers in key government departments, who have been tasked by politicians to allegedly collect funds for forthcoming polls, by raiding Narayan Gowda Patil, Executive Engineer in the Department of Rural Development, Haveri. The IT sleuths seized unaccounted cash of over Rs 1.5 crore from …

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