₹62 crore in cash seized following raids on hawala operatives in Delhi
4 years, 1 month ago

₹62 crore in cash seized following raids on hawala operatives in Delhi

India TV News  

At least Rs 62 crore in cash were seized by the Income Tax Department as as part of its multi-city tax evasion operation against hawala or entry operators and individuals who prepare fake bills in Delhi. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Board had said that Rs 2.37 crore cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.89 crore was found along with 17 bank lockers which are yet to be searched. Several shell entities and firms were used by the searched entry operators for layering of unaccounted money and cash withdrawals against fake bills issued and unsecured loans given, the Board said. "Statements of such entry operators, their dummy partners/employees, the cash handlers as well as the covered beneficiaries have also been recorded, clearly validating the entire money trail," the statement said.

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ED seizes assets worth ₹3.9 crore in money laundering probe
1 week, 4 days ago

ED seizes assets worth ₹3.9 crore in money laundering probe

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has seized movable assets worth approximately ₹3.9 crore during searches in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon as part of its money laundering investigation into Dentsu Communications India Private Limited and Suumaya Industries Ltd and their promoters. The agency's investigation stems from a Worli police case against the accused for allegedly embezzling ₹137 crore from certain non-banking financial …

Mumbai court approves monetisation of ₹2,565.9 crore in properties in Choksi fraud case
2 weeks ago

Mumbai court approves monetisation of ₹2,565.9 crore in properties in Choksi fraud case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday permitted the monetisation of properties worth ₹2,565.9 crore that were attached or seized by the Enforcement Directorate since 2018 as part of its money laundering investigation against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the alleged Punjab National Bank fraud. Mehul Choksi The court's decision followed an application from the victim banks, Punjab National …

Rs 12 Lakh Worth of Valuables Stolen During Mahayuti Government's Swearing In
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Rs 12 Lakh Worth of Valuables Stolen During Mahayuti Government's Swearing In

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Gold chains, mobile phones and cash cumulatively valued at Rs 12 lakh were stolen during the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government at the sprawling Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on December 5, a police official said on Sunday.FIRs have been lodged against unidentified persons and efforts are on to nab the accused, the Azad Maidan police station official …

Malegaon laundering case: ED searches seven places in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, seizes ₹13.5 crore
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Malegaon laundering case: ED searches seven places in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, seizes ₹13.5 crore

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai Zonal Office, on Friday searched seven premises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, and seized ₹13.5 crore in cash. The search operation was conducted in connection with the Malegaon money laundering case in which the accused had allegedly misused accounts opened with the Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank to withdraw ₹196 crore over five months. 295/2024 dated November 7, …

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 …

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Two chartered accountants and a cryptocurrency trader have been arrested here in a money laundering investigation linked to a cyber fraud case of Rs 640 crore, the Enforcement Directorate said Wednesday. The money laundering probe stems from two FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police that were registered to probe charges of cyber fraud …

Maharashtra election: ₹3.70 crore cash seized from Palghar van ahead of polls
1 month, 2 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Three Arrested for Attempting to Siphon Off ₹5 Lakh
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Three Arrested for Attempting to Siphon Off ₹5 Lakh

The Hindu  

Three individuals were arrested for attempting to siphon off ₹5 lakh. One of the individuals, Samuel, was employed by a firm to load cash into ATMs, while the other two were private security men. Only ₹10 lakh was found in a cash bag containing ₹15 lakh, suggesting that the rest of the money was lost.

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

CBI seizes ₹30 lakh paid as bribe to CGST officials from hawala operator
3 months, 1 week ago

CBI seizes ₹30 lakh paid as bribe to CGST officials from hawala operator

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has tracked down a hawala operator and seized from him ₹30 lakh in cash, which was part of the ₹50 lakh paid by a Malad-based businessman to some Central Goods and Services Tax officers last week to escape arrest in a case of tax evasion. In his complaint, the businessman alleged that when he …

₹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 …

Haryana: Six held with ₹13.66 lakh in fake currency notes
4 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: Six held with ₹13.66 lakh in fake currency notes

Hindustan Times  

Six members of a gang involved in printing and circulating fake currency notes were arrested after raids at Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts, said CIA-1 unit of the Yamunanagar police on Saturday. The police seized fake currency notes worth ₹13.66 lakh, a printer, a laptop and plain papers during the raids. An amount of ₹91,200 in fake currency notes was recovered …

5 more arrested in irregularities in Bagalkote tourism department case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

5 more arrested in irregularities in Bagalkote tourism department case

Hindustan Times  

Five people have been arrested in the case related to the illegal transfer of over ₹2.47 crore from the Bagalkote tourism department, a police officer said. The case will be handed over to the Crime Investigation Department for further investigation With the arrest of five more accused by the Central Economic Crimes police on Wednesday the total number of people …

₹264 cr fraudulent TDS refunds: ED attaches assets including Malabar Hill flat, lands in Khandala and Lonavala
5 months, 1 week ago

₹264 cr fraudulent TDS refunds: ED attaches assets including Malabar Hill flat, lands in Khandala and Lonavala

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth ₹14.02 crore in its money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged fraudulent withdrawal of TDS refunds totalling ₹263.95 crore from the Income Tax department. HT Image The attached assets comprise a flat in Malabar Hill, land parcels in Lonavala and Khandala, bank balances, insurance policies, and fixed deposits, estimated …

Enforcement Directorate seizes ₹37 crore worth deposits, cash in Ponzi case
6 months ago

Enforcement Directorate seizes ₹37 crore worth deposits, cash in Ponzi case

The Hindu  

Bank and demat account deposits apart from cash worth about ₹37 crore has been seized by the Enforcement Directorate as part of a money-laundering probe against a Mumbai-based financial consultant and his company who are alleged to have duped investors of ₹600 crore through a Ponzi scheme. The Enforcement Directorate case of money-laundering stems from a Mumbai Police FIR that …

Mumbai: ED seizes Rs 37-cr worth deposits, cash in Ponzi case
6 months ago

Mumbai: ED seizes Rs 37-cr worth deposits, cash in Ponzi case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bank and demat account deposits apart from cash worth about Rs 37 crore has been seized by the ED as part of a money laundering probe against a Mumbai-based financial consultant and his company who are alleged to have duped investors of Rs 600 crore through a Ponzi scheme.The federal agency said on Sunday that the action was …

254 arrested, ₹15.71L seized during anti-drug drive in Punjab
6 months ago

254 arrested, ₹15.71L seized during anti-drug drive in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

As many as 254 persons were arrested and ₹15.71 lakh drug money was seized during a cordon-and-search operation that was taken up between 8 am and 2 pm across all 28 police districts of the state on Friday. As much as 2.6-kg heroin, ₹ 15.71 lakh drug money, 83-kg poppy husk, 2.6-kg ganja, 550-gm opium, 7,553 intoxicating tablets and a …

‘Money trail worth ₹45 crore traced’: What ED told court while seeking extension of Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody
6 months ago

‘Money trail worth ₹45 crore traced’: What ED told court while seeking extension of Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody until July 3 in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at the AAP office ahead of his surrender at the Tihar jail in New Delhi on June 2. The counsel for ED submitted that Vinod Chauhan received ₹25 crore …

Illegal mining case: ED seizes ₹3.50 crore during searches in Punjab
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Illegal mining case: ED seizes ₹3.50 crore during searches in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday seized about ₹3.50 crore in cash during searches at 13 locations in Punjab’s Rupnagar district as part of a money-laundering probe into alleged illegal mining on land attached by the agency in 2015 in connection with a drug trafficking-related case. According to the agency, one Nasib Chand and his associates were indulging in illegal mining …

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Election Commission seized a whopping ₹557.69 crore from March 16, when the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election came into force, until the end of the final phase of polling on May 7 in the State. The seizures include ₹151 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹42 crore, drugs worth ₹126 crore, gold worth ₹71 crore, and …

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule
7 months, 4 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 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. …

₹100 crore fraud: Hawala operators under ED scanner
8 months, 1 week ago

₹100 crore fraud: Hawala operators under ED scanner

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate has taken a few hawala operators specialising in crypto-currencies under its scanner as part of its money-laundering probe against a Dubai-based businessman and others who are accused of ₹100-crore fraud that involves the use of dubious financial schemes and forex trading to lure investors. The hawala traders under the scanner were allegedly used by the case’s …

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks
8 months, 1 week ago

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: Ahead of elections, preventive measures were implemented and tightened the vigil in Kadapa district to enhance the security. From January this year, police seized Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash and valuables at different checkposts till date in Kadapa district. Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, Kadapa Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said that from January this year, nearly Rs 12,49,32,812 …

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark

The Hindu  

Seizure of cash, liquor and other items by the State and Central enforcement agencies deployed to keep a watch on allurements offered in different forms to voters in the forthcoming elections to Lok Sabha have crossed the ₹100 crore mark since the announcement of poll schedule on March 16. The State police department topped the list with seizure of cash …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Flying squad seizes over ₹9 lakh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Flying squad seizes over ₹9 lakh

The Hindu  

The flying squad and the static surveillance teams appointed by the Election Commission, along with police, on Monday, April 8, 2024, seized cash and other materials worth Rs 11,48,335 from various districts of Arunachal Pradesh, an official said here. During the interception of vehicles at various checkpoints in the State, the teams seized ₹9,81,700, in cash, he said. The teams …

₹1.09 cr seized from bus passengers in Jharkhand’s Giridih, 3 detained: Police
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

FEMA case: ED seizes Rs 2.54 crore in cash including wads hidden in washing machine
8 months, 4 weeks ago

FEMA case: ED seizes Rs 2.54 crore in cash including wads hidden in washing machine

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has seized Rs 2.54 crore "unexplained" cash, including a part of it hidden in a washing machine, during searches in various cities linked to a case of alleged violation of the foreign exchange law. The premises of companies like Capricornian Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd and its directors Vijay …

CBI searches Mahua Moitra’s Kolkata residence in ‘cash for query’ probe
9 months ago

CBI searches Mahua Moitra’s Kolkata residence in ‘cash for query’ probe

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday launched raids at various locations including Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s residence in Kolkata in connection with the “cash-for-query” probe, people familiar with the developments said. As reported by HT on Thursday, the former Lok Sabha member had “unauthorisedly” shared her login credentials with Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani and “demanded and accepted undue …

ED arrests Delhi resident over ₹4,978-crore cheating case
9 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests Delhi resident over ₹4,978-crore cheating case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Delhi resident Ashish Kakkar for allegedly running a cybercrime syndicate that cheated people across the country of ₹4,978 crore over the past four years. It is alleged that Mr. Kakkar imported a large number of consignments – declaring high-value items such as rose oil and solar panel machinery – from Dubai, Hong Kong, China, and …

Four houses attached, cash seized in narco-terror case in Kashmir: NIA
10 months ago

Four houses attached, cash seized in narco-terror case in Kashmir: NIA

The Hindu  

February 24, 2024 05:14 pm | Updated 09:57 pm IST - Srinagar The National Investigation Agency on Saturday said it has attached four residential houses and seized cash in an alleged narco-terrorism case in Kupwara district. An NIA spokesperson said it attached the immovable properties, including a double-storey house of a suspect, Afaq Ahmad Wani; a single-storey house of another …

IT department says its searches resulted in seizure of ₹351 crore of unaccounted cash
1 year ago

IT department says its searches resulted in seizure of ₹351 crore of unaccounted cash

The Hindu  

The Income Tax Department, which had carried out simultaneous searches in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal in the first week of December, said ‘unaccounted’ cash amounting to more than ₹351 crore was discovered during raid. The IT department for the first issued an official statement which said, “The search operation has resulted in the seizure of undisclosed cash amounting to …

Cash seizures from entities owned by Congress MP to be more than ₹350 crore
1 year ago

Cash seizures from entities owned by Congress MP to be more than ₹350 crore

The Hindu  

Authorities estimate that an I-T cash seizure in Odisha is likely to be over ₹ 350 crore. The highest cash seizure was made in Sudapada locality of Balangir town where 176 bags containing currency notes of different denominations were traced. ₹ 305 crore in Balangir “We have so far counted ₹ 270 crore in Balangir branch of State Bank of …

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized
1 year ago

Tax raids at Congress MP's premises continue in Odisha, Jharkhand; more cash seized

India Today  

Tax raids continued at the premises of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu in Odisha and Jharkhand on Saturday, even as more than Rs 200 crore of unaccounted cash has been recovered so far. In the latest development, the Income Tax teams seized three more bags from Dheeraj Sahu's premises in Ranchi, while nearly 19 bags of money …

Drugs case: ED seizes ₹4.5 crore, digital devices, incriminating documents
1 year, 1 month ago

Drugs case: ED seizes ₹4.5 crore, digital devices, incriminating documents

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has confiscated unaccounted cash worth ₹4.5 crore during the raids at 25 locations in Punjab on Tuesday. The ED official said the raids were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at 25 residential and commercial premises belonging to Akshay Kumar Chhabra and other associates in Ludhiana, Mohali, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ganganagar in Rajasthan in …

Cops submitting seized cash to courts, not I-T department
1 year, 2 months ago

Cops submitting seized cash to courts, not I-T department

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The police on Thursday said that not all cash seizures being made in the city pertained to the upcoming Assembly polls, citing seizures amounting to over Rs 165 crore, due to which the cash was not being handed to the income tax department, but instead to courts after registering a case. During the 2018 elections, over Rs 100 crore …

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 …

Karnataka: I-T dept seizes Rs 94 cr cash, jewellery after raids on govt contractors, realty developers
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: I-T dept seizes Rs 94 cr cash, jewellery after raids on govt contractors, realty developers

India TV News  

Karnataka: The Income Tax department seized Rs 94 crore cash, gold, and diamond jewellery worth Rs 8 crore and 30 luxury watches of foreign make after raiding some government contractors and real estate developers in Karnataka and some other states. "The search has resulted in the seizure of unaccounted cash of approximately Rs 94 crore and gold and diamond jewellery …

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, 2 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 …

₹20 crore Delhi jewellery heist: How police traced, arrested the suspects
1 year, 2 months ago

₹20 crore Delhi jewellery heist: How police traced, arrested the suspects

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old man broke into a jewellery store in Jangpura late on Sunday, burgled it of gold and diamond ornaments worth upwards of ₹20 crore, hid inside the shop for 15 hours, and then fled on Monday evening, Delhi Police said on Friday, after the suspect was arrested from a village in Chhattisgarh. The police also recovered 18.5kg gold and …

Mahadev betting case: ED seizes assets worth ₹417 crore
1 year, 3 months ago

Mahadev betting case: ED seizes assets worth ₹417 crore

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has frozen or seized assets worth ₹417 crore following searches at 39 locations in different parts of the country in connection with the investigation against Mahadev Online Book betting app. The agency said the app was an umbrella syndicate that arranged online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites to enrol new users, create IDs and launder money …

Rajasthan: ED Seizes 2.5 Crore Cash, 1 Kg Gold Bars from One Serving, Another Retired State Govt Officers
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan: ED Seizes 2.5 Crore Cash, 1 Kg Gold Bars from One Serving, Another Retired State Govt Officers

News 18  

In one of the biggest raids in Rajasthan, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized Rs 2.5 crore cash and 1 kg of gold bars from the homes of a serving state government officer as well as a retired one. Two senior Rajasthan BJP leaders, including Alwar MP Mahant Balaknath, wrote letters to the concerned ministries alleging irregularities in the tendering …

Nurses’ recruitment fraud: ED scans role of hawala operators
1 year, 4 months ago

Nurses’ recruitment fraud: ED scans role of hawala operators

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate ’s money-laundering investigation related to the alleged fraudulent collection of ₹205 crore from nurses for Kuwait jobs by a few recruitment firms has revealed that a substantial part of the proceeds of crime was allegedly sent abroad via hawala channels by the accused firms/ persons. A recruitment firm, which is under the probe’s scanner, had allegedly, …

ED seizes Rs 25.8 crore following raids in Maharashtra in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

ED seizes Rs 25.8 crore following raids in Maharashtra in money laundering case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate seized cash and jewellry worth Rs 25.81 crores following raids carried out across 13 locations in Maharashtra in connection to a money laundering case, informed officials on Saturday. During the search operation conducted on Thursday, ED seized a large number of incriminating documents along with 39.33 kg of gold and diamond jewellry worth Rs 24.7 crore and …

ED seizes luxury cars, jewellery, & cash after raids on Haryana Cong MLA
1 year, 4 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 …

ED raids in Chhattisgarh as part of fresh money laundering probe
1 year, 5 months ago

ED raids in Chhattisgarh as part of fresh money laundering probe

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on July 21 conducted searches against some IAS officers and a Congress politician in Chhattisgarh as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The premises linked to Indian Administrative Service officer Ranu Sahu, some other bureaucrats and Chhattisgarh Congress leader and PCC treasurer Ramgopal Agarwal were being raided, they said. The action is being undertaken …

₹2.19-cr heist: Lookout notice against cash management company employee
1 year, 5 months ago

₹2.19-cr heist: Lookout notice against cash management company employee

Hindustan Times  

Four months after an employee of a cash management company fled with ₹2.19-crore, the police have issued a look out circular for his arrest. The accused Harminder Singh of Ballowal village, who worked as cash van custodian at Radiant Cash Management service, had fled with the cash on February 28. The division number 6 police had lodged a First Information …

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