ED arrests Punjab ex-minister Dharamsot in money laundering case
11 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests Punjab ex-minister Dharamsot in money laundering case

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot from Jalandhar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam. The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot from Jalandhar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam. The ED had raided the premises of Dharamsot, another forest minister of the state Sangat Singh Gilzian, some forest department officials and others on November 30 last year. Dharamsot, who held the forest department portfolio in the then Amarinder Singh-led cabinet, was the first former minister to be arrested during the tenure of the Aam Aadmi Party government for allegedly taking kickbacks to issue permits to cut trees, transfer officials, make purchases and issue no-objection certificates, on June 7, 2022.

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Bihar IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans Arrested in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

Bihar IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans Arrested in Money Laundering Case

Hindustan Times  

Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav have been arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was detained in Delhi under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Bihar IAS Officer and Former MLA Arrested in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

Bihar IAS Officer and Former MLA Arrested in Money Laundering Case

Hindustan Times  

Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav have been arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was detained in Delhi under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

{Foodgrain transportation scam} ED files chargesheet against ex-minister Ashu, 30 others
2 months, 3 weeks ago

{Foodgrain transportation scam} ED files chargesheet against ex-minister Ashu, 30 others

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday submitted a detailed chargesheet against former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, his close associate Rajdeep Singh Nagra and 29 others, including officials of the Punjab food and civil supplies department, in the special PMLA court in Jalandhar in connection with an alleged ₹2,000-crore foodgrain transportation-linked money-laundering case. “The main immovable properties belong to former deputy director …

₹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 …

ED arrests Haryana Congress MLA in mining case
5 months ago

ED arrests Haryana Congress MLA in mining case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar in an "illegal" mining-linked money-laundering case, official sources said on Saturday. The money-laundering case stems from several FIRs registered by the Haryana Police for probing alleged illegal mining of boulders, gravel and sand that took place in the past in Yamunanagar and nearby districts in spite of a …

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 …

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 …

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 arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
7 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: The Directorate of Enforcement on Wednesday arrested Jharkhand parliamentary affairs and rural development minister Alamgir Alam on money laundering charges, officials aware of the matter said. Ranchi office of the Enforcement Directorate The arrest came eight days after Rs.35.20 crore was recovered from locations related to his Officer on Special Duty Sanjeev Lal and associates on May 6, officials …

ED arrests Jharkhand minister’s secretary, domestic help after cash recovery
7 months, 2 weeks ago

ED arrests Jharkhand minister’s secretary, domestic help after cash recovery

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary, Sanjiv Lal, and a domestic help after allegedly recovering over ₹35 crore cash during raids in connection with a money laundering probe, people aware with the matter said on Tuesday. In February 2023, Virendra Ram, a former Jharkhand rural development department chief engineer, was arrested for allegedly …

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 …

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday registered a new case to probe “afresh” alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh’s liquor industry, people aware of developments said — a day after the Supreme Court quashed money laundering proceedings in the case, holding that no scheduled offence was established for the agency to proceed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Chhattisgarh police FIR …

‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We don’t direct ED, others': PM Modi dismisses Oppn's ‘misuse of agencies’ charge

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that central agencies function independently, and dismissed the opposition's charge against the BJP-led Centre of ‘misusing’ agencies, who, opposition parties say, take action only against non-BJP leaders. The Prime Minister further said that of all the cases that the ED is currently investigating, ‘less than 3%’ are related to politics. On the opposition's …

What two arrests reveal about our democracy
9 months ago

What two arrests reveal about our democracy

New Indian Express  

The arrest of the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, was unprecedented. But the formal arrest took place within the precincts of the Raj Bhawan, where Soren had gone to hand over his resignation claiming that his party still enjoyed the confidence of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Arvind Kejriwal, however, was arrested while he was chief minister and continues to …

ED searches 17 locations in two cases allegedly involving former Uttarakhand Forest Minister and others
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ED searches 17 locations in two cases allegedly involving former Uttarakhand Forest Minister and others

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at 17 locations in Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Haryana in connection with two cases allegedly involving former Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat and others. “Further, the accused persons had illegally sold the said land to Deepti Rawat w/o Harak Singh Rawat and Laxmi Singh whereon Doon Institute of Medical Science, Dehradun has been constructed …

Forest scam: ED raids premises of former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest scam: ED raids premises of former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations linked to Congress leader and former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat as part of its money laundering investigation in connection with a forest scam case, officials aware of the matter said. The raids are linked to a case against Rawat, former forest minister of Uttarakhand, over the alleged felling …

ED conducts raids on properties of Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ED conducts raids on properties of Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat

Op India  

The Enforcement Directorate on 7th February searched seventeen locations in Delhi, Uttrakhand, and Chandigarh in connection with a forest scam case involving Uttarakhand Congress leader and former forest minister Harak Singh Rawat. #WATCH | Enforcement Directorate conducts raids at residences related to former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat in Dehradun. Teams from the Uttarakhand Vigilance Department raided a medical college …

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren produced before PMLA court a day after arrest by ED
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren produced before PMLA court a day after arrest by ED

Op India  

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM executive president Hemant Soren has been produced in the PMLA Court from the ED office in Ranchi. A day after Soren’s arrest, the Jharkhand Chief Minister Soren released a video message in which Soren claimed that he was not linked to the money laundering case in which he was arrested. After a prolonged moment …

Punjab: Former minister Dharamsot sent to ED custody till Jan 19
11 months, 1 week ago

Punjab: Former minister Dharamsot sent to ED custody till Jan 19

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional sessions judge has sent Congress leader and former forest minister, Punjab, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in the Enforcement Directorate custody till Friday. The ED, which is probing an alleged forest scam that took place during the Congress regime from 2017-2022, had grilled Dharamsot for nearly six hours on Monday before arresting him after finding his responses unsatisfactory. …

ED raids Haryana Cong MLA, ex-INLD legislator in 'illegal mining' case probe
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids Haryana Cong MLA, ex-INLD legislator in 'illegal mining' case probe

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Jan 4 The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided locations of Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar, former INLD legislator Dilbag Singh and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in Yamuna Nagar district of the state, official sources said. HT Image As many as 20 locations of the two politicians and linked entities …

ED raids Haryana Cong MLA, ex-INLD legislator, others in money laundering case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids Haryana Cong MLA, ex-INLD legislator, others in money laundering case

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on 4 January raided locations of Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar, former INLD legislator Dilbag Singh and among others as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in Yamuna Nagar district of the state, official sources said as reported by ANI. This money laundering case stems from several FIRs of the Haryana Police …

ED Chargesheet on TMC Minister, Aide in WB Ration Scam
1 year ago

ED Chargesheet on TMC Minister, Aide in WB Ration Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate chargesheeted Trinamul Congress minister Jyotipriyo Mullick and his close aide and influential businessman, Bakibur Rahaman, on Tuesday in the West Bengal ration scam. In the chargesheet, the central agency has accused both of them, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act charges, of running five shell companies each to divert the proceeds of the scam which …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Court summons ED Special Director over non-appearance of prosecution in PMLA case against Tahir Hussain
1 year ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Court summons ED Special Director over non-appearance of prosecution in PMLA case against Tahir Hussain

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Tuesday summoned the Special Director of Enforcement Directorate over the non-appearance of Prosecution in a money laundering case against Aam Aadmi Party’s former Councillor Tahir Hussain. On January 11, 2023, the court framed the charges against ex-MCD councillor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case. The Delhi High Court had dismissed his plea challenging the trial …

ED arrests West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in a case relating to PDS irregularities
1 year, 1 month ago

ED arrests West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in a case relating to PDS irregularities

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick in a case relating to irregularities in the State’s public distribution system. Mr. Mallick, who was in charge of the State’s Food and Supplies Department from, is the second sitting Minister to be arrested by the ED. Several MLAs of the ruling party as well as officials of …

West Bengal: ED arrests TMC minister Jyotipriya Mallick in 'ration scam' case
1 year, 1 month ago

West Bengal: ED arrests TMC minister Jyotipriya Mallick in 'ration scam' case

India TV News  

West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Jyotripriya Mallik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate late on Thursday night in connection to an alleged corruption case, 'ration scam'. West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick has been arrested by ED in connection with an alleged case of corruption in ration distribution," the agency stated in an official release. Earlier this year, the …

ED raids at Rajasthan Congress chief's residence in connection with paper leak case
1 year, 1 month ago

ED raids at Rajasthan Congress chief's residence in connection with paper leak case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on October 26 raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and party candidate from Mahua Assembly seat as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged exam paper leak case in the poll-bound State, official sources said. The premises of Mr. Dotasra, a former Minister for School Education, in Sikar and Jaipur apart …

ED quizzes Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's advisors over money laundering case
1 year, 3 months ago

ED quizzes Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's advisors over money laundering case

Firstpost  

The federal agency recorded the statement of Baghel’s political advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty Manish Banchhore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned a political advisor and an OSD of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal betting …

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 Makes Fresh Arrest in Jharkhand Land Fraud Money Laundering Case
1 year, 4 months ago

ED Makes Fresh Arrest in Jharkhand Land Fraud Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Prem Prakash, an alleged local muscleman, as part of its ongoing money laundering probe linked to a land ”grabbing and fraud” case in Jharkhand, official sources said on Friday. Prakash was arrested by the ED last year in August in a separate money laundering case being probed in the state related to alleged illegal mining. …

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order
1 year, 5 months ago

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case. Besides upholding the arrest of the minister, the high court had …

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 …

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji
1 year, 5 months ago

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday submitted in the Madras high court that under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission to this effect before Justice C.V. Karthikeyan of the Madras high court. The court was hearing the …

Chhattisgarh excise officer changed policy resulting in Rs 2,000-crore scam: ED
1 year, 7 months ago

Chhattisgarh excise officer changed policy resulting in Rs 2,000-crore scam: ED

India Today  

Arun Pati Tripathi, the Special Secretary in Chhattisgarh Excise Department, was responsible for making changes in the policy which led to a Rs 2,000-crore scam in the state, the Enforcement Directorate alleged. “The ED investigation revealed that Arun Pati Tripathi, through his direct actions at the insistence of Anwar Dhebar, corrupted the entire liquor system of Chhattisgarh to maximise corruption …

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, …

Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam, arrest Congress leader's brother
1 year, 7 months ago

Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam, arrest Congress leader's brother

Op India  

An alleged ‘scam’ of Rs 2,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, reportedly aided by high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats, has been exposed by the Enforcement Directorate. ED says that money was collected on “every bottle” of liquor sold in the state by an alcohol syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar. He weaved an elaborate conspiracy and stitched a wide network of persons/entities to execute …

ED alleges ₹2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh; says money used for electioneering after arresting Congress mayor’s brother
1 year, 7 months ago

ED alleges ₹2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh; says money used for electioneering after arresting Congress mayor’s brother

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told a court that more than ₹2,000 crore of corruption money had been generated by a syndicate “comprising high-level State government officials, private persons and Political Executives of the State government” through an alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. Moving the remand application of Anwar Dhebar, a brother of Raipur mayor Aijaz Dhebar who was arrested …

Jharkhand: Arrested IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan remanded to 6-day ED custody in land scam case
1 year, 7 months ago

Jharkhand: Arrested IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan remanded to 6-day ED custody in land scam case

India TV News  

Land deal scam: A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Saturday remanded six-day Enforcement Directorate custody to Jharkhand IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, who was arrested in connection with its probe into alleged "illegal" land deals. Meanwhile, Ranjan's lawyer Abhishek Krishna Gupta said the court remanded the 2011-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre to six days of ED custody, and …

Land deal scam: ED arrests Jharkhand IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan after day-long grilling
1 year, 7 months ago

Land deal scam: ED arrests Jharkhand IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan after day-long grilling

India TV News  

Land deal scam: After a day-long grilling, Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Jharkhand IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan. The 2011 batch officer has been arrested for his involvement in alleged land deals and has been taken into ED custody. Earlier on April 24, ED had grilled Ranjan for about 10 hours in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged illegal …

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 …

Jharkhand: Ex-principal secretary to CM Hemant Soren grilled by ED for 10 hours in money laundering case
1 year, 8 months ago

Jharkhand: Ex-principal secretary to CM Hemant Soren grilled by ED for 10 hours in money laundering case

India TV News  

Enforcement Directorate officials on Monday questioned Rajeev Arun Ekka, a former principal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for about 10 hours in Ranchi in connection with a probe into money laundering linked to cases against another IAS officer Pooja Singhal. "Ekka appeared before sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate here in connection with a probe into the alleged irregularities …

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, official sources said. It also noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to “perceived or …

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests liquor businessman on money laundering charges
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests liquor businessman on money laundering charges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested liquor businessman Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd, in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation into the Delhi excise policy, officials said on Thursday. Dhal was taken into custody on Wednesday night under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act following his questioning, they said. According to a CBI …

Delhi excise policy case: Liquor businessman arrested by ED over money laundering charges
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi excise policy case: Liquor businessman arrested by ED over money laundering charges

India TV News  

Delhi excise policy case: After the Central Bureau of Investigation, recently, arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday night apprehended liquor businessman Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd, in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation into the Delhi excise policy. According to a CBI FIR, AAP functionary Vijay Nair, Manoj Rai, Amandeep …

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 …

Kerala: ED arrests ex-bureaucrat over alleged corruption in housing scheme
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala: ED arrests ex-bureaucrat over alleged corruption in housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former bureaucrat M Sivasankar after three-day questioning in connection with the alleged corruption in the Life Mission scheme for free houses for the homeless in Kerala. Sivasankar, a former principal secretary to the Kerala chief minister, earlier spent 100 days in jail in connection with the seizure of 30 kg of gold from a diplomatic …

ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM's deputy secretary in money laundering case
2 years ago

ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM's deputy secretary in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The ED on Friday arrested Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary rank officer posted in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's office, in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged coal levy scam in the state, official sources said. Ms. Chaurasia, considered a powerful bureaucrat of the state, was taken into custody under the criminal sections of the Prevention of …

ED arrests two businessmen for Delhi liquor policy case
2 years, 1 month ago

ED arrests two businessmen for Delhi liquor policy case

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The ED has arrested two businessmen — Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally — in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday. Nair, a former CEO of an event management company, has been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party, according to the CBI and …

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