₹263 crore TDS refund fraud: ED records witness statements
6 months, 3 weeks ago

₹263 crore TDS refund fraud: ED records witness statements

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its probe into the ₹263-crore TDS refund fraud case, recording witness statements from two police constables. HT Image Chavan, who was arrested by the agency last Monday, faces accusations of possessing, concealing, and diverting proceeds of crime in the case. Apart from Chavan, the agency previously arrested four individuals in the case — former I-T official Tanaji Adhikari and businessmen Bhushan Patil, Rajesh Shetty, and Batreja. Chavan’s name came to light following the arrest of Batreja, revealing their alleged regular contact and exchange of messages related to the diversion of proceeds of crime and hawala transactions.

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Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh
1 month ago

Digital arrest: Man from Assam held for swindling Rs 92 lakh

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A 38-year-old man from Assam was arrested by the cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch Chennai on charges of swindling Rs 92 lakh from a central government employee in a digital arrest scam. The caller claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar-linked mobile number was involved in money laundering and an arrest warrant was issued against him. The police …

Fake ED Officials Raid DLF Farms Resident, Attempt to Extort ₹5 Crore
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fake ED Officials Raid DLF Farms Resident, Attempt to Extort ₹5 Crore

The Hindu  

Fake ED officials attempted to extort ₹5 crore from a farmstay resident on the pretext of a raid. Seven men posing as ED officials entered the Ashoka Avenue premises in the Chhattarpur’s DLF Farms claiming that they were conducting a search. They entered the house of the victim and asked him why he was withdrawing cash regularly from his bank …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

ED arrests former Pune ZP chairman in ₹494cr bank fraud case
4 months ago

ED arrests former Pune ZP chairman in ₹494cr bank fraud case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Former chairman of Pune zilla parishad Mangaldas Bandal has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged ₹494-crore fraud at Pune’s Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank. Earlier on Tuesday, the ED seized cash worth ₹25 lakh and froze fixed deposits worth ₹50 lakh during searches conducted at Bandal’s premises. ED’s investigation revealed that several persons had committed …

Week after ₹3.5-cr robbery from transporter’s office, six of eight arrested
5 months ago

Week after ₹3.5-cr robbery from transporter’s office, six of eight arrested

Hindustan Times  

A week after an incident of robbery by masked men was reported from a transporter’s office in Kishan Ganj, north Delhi, police arrested two more people in the case, including former employees of the office, taking the total number of arrests to six, police said. Deputy commissioner of police Manoj Kumar Meena identified the accused as Pramod Tomar, 33, Ankush …

I-T refund fraud case: Enforcement Directorate attaches fresh assets
5 months, 1 week ago

I-T refund fraud case: Enforcement Directorate attaches fresh assets

The Hindu  

“The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets of various people, including the husband of an IPS officer, in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged Income Tax refund fraud case of ₹263 crore in Maharashtra,” the agency said. The ED has provisionally attached a flat in Mumbai of Purushottam Chavan, land parcels in Lonavala and Khandala of Rajesh Brijlal …

₹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 …

‘Kavitha paid ₹100 crore kickback to AAP, deleted evidence from her phone': ED chargesheet
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Kavitha paid ₹100 crore kickback to AAP, deleted evidence from her phone': ED chargesheet

Hindustan Times  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha was involved in proceeds of crime worth nearly ₹300 crore out of ₹1,100 crore laundered in the Delhi excise policy scam, the Enforcement Directorate alleged on Monday. According to the ED, Kavitha allegedly participated in the generation, acquisition and use of proceeds of crime worth ₹192.80 crore through conspiracy and an accused company named …

Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate makes another arrest in ₹263 crore tax refund fraud case
7 months ago

Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate makes another arrest in ₹263 crore tax refund fraud case

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested another person, in connection with a ₹263 crore income tax refund fraud and money laundering case. The case involves the alleged fraudulent generation and issuance of Tax Deducted at Source refunds totalling ₹263.95 crore by the Income-tax department. The ED previously arrested Tanaji Mandal Adhikari, Bhushan Patil, Rajesh Shetty, and Rajesh Brijlal Batreja, who are …

ED attaches assets of Sanjay Raut’s ‘aide’ in Mumbai’s Patra Chawl redevelopment case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

ED attaches assets of Sanjay Raut’s ‘aide’ in Mumbai’s Patra Chawl redevelopment case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached land parcels worth more than ₹73 crore of Pravin Raut, an alleged aide of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, and some others in connection with its money laundering probe linked to reported irregularities in the redevelopment of Mumbai’s Patra Chawl, officials said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the Patra Chawl Project in Goregaon was given …

‘Khichdi’ scam | ED attaches properties of Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Khichdi’ scam | ED attaches properties of Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said that their officials from the Mumbai zonal office have provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹88.51 lakh of Shiv Sena functionary Suraj Chavan under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in BMC ‘khichdi’ case. The ED initiated the investigation on the basis of a First Information Report registered by Agripada Police Station, …

ED files chargesheet against Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan in khichdi ‘scam’
9 months, 1 week ago

ED files chargesheet against Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan in khichdi ‘scam’

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate has submitted its chargesheet against Suraj Chavan, a Shiv Sena functionary who is perceived to be close to a senior party leader, for his alleged role in the money-laundering case related to an alleged ₹6.37 crore scam pertaining to distribution of khichdi by the civic body among migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ED probe …

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 …

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

ED conducts fresh searches in Mahadev app linked money laundering case

New Indian Express  

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

Tamil Nadu anti-corruption police search Enforcement Directorate office in Madurai after arresting officer on bribery charge, recover ₹20 lakh cash
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu anti-corruption police search Enforcement Directorate office in Madurai after arresting officer on bribery charge, recover ₹20 lakh cash

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented action, Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths on Friday evening conducted searches at the Directorate of Enforcement Madurai office hours after arresting an officer of the agency in neighbouring Dingidul district on charges of demanding and accepting bribe from a government doctor, who is an accused in a disproportionate assets case. The DVAC officers of …

Chargesheet filed against bureaucrat arrested in money laundering case
1 year, 3 months ago

Chargesheet filed against bureaucrat arrested in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday submitted its chargesheet in the disproportionate case against Indian Revenue Service officer Sachin Sawant. WHAT ED FOUND In connection with the probe against Sachin Sawant, the ED also examined a Malayalam actress who has worked in several South Indian blockbusters. While probing the case against Sachin Sawant, the probe agency found several assets linked to …

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, …

Bank fraud case: ED attaches properties worth ₹24.94 cr of Ludhiana-based firm
1 year, 5 months ago

Bank fraud case: ED attaches properties worth ₹24.94 cr of Ludhiana-based firm

Hindustan Times  

Directorate of Enforcement has provisionally attached properties worth ₹24.94 crore of director of Ludhiana-based Pure Milk Products Private Limited Charanjit Singh Bajaj and guarantor Gurdeep Kaur in connection with a bank fraud case. The properties attached include land and building of the firm situated at village Alamgir, Malerkotla Road in Ludhiana and various immovable properties in the name of both …

Bureaucrat arrested in corruption case deposited Rs 1.25 crore in family accounts
1 year, 5 months ago

Bureaucrat arrested in corruption case deposited Rs 1.25 crore in family accounts

India Today  

Sachin Sawant, the Indian Revenue Services officer who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a corruption and disproportionate assets case, deposited Rs 1.25 crore into the accounts of his family members, said the probe agency. Sawant, who is the Additional Commissioner of Customs and GST, had investigated a diamond trading company for illegally diverting and remitting over …

Mumbai COVID-19 centres ‘scam’: Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan appears before ED
1 year, 5 months ago

Mumbai COVID-19 centres ‘scam’: Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan appears before ED

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena functionary Suraj Chavan on June 26 appeared before the Enforcement Directorate investigating a money laundering link in the alleged COVID-19 centres scam to record his statement, an official said. He was summoned by the ED to record his statement after the federal agency raided 15 locations in Mumbai on June 21 in connection with a money laundering case …

ED attaches assets worth Rs 3.40 cr of cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani; files charge sheet
1 year, 6 months ago

ED attaches assets worth Rs 3.40 cr of cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani; files charge sheet

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs 3.4o crore of Anil Jaisinghani, a bookie, in a money laundering case. “ED has traced and attached immovable property worth Rs 3.40 Cr held in the name of Anil Jaisinghani, a cricket bookie. ED files charge sheet against Anil Jaisinghani A charge sheet has been filed against alleged cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani …

Maharashtra: Latur police make third arrest in embezzlement of ₹23 crore from government accounts
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Latur police make third arrest in embezzlement of ₹23 crore from government accounts

The Hindu  

Latur police have arrested an accused in the alleged embezzlement of about ₹23 crore from government accounts, taking the total arrests in the case to three, an official said on May 31. The First Information Report registered at Latur’s MIDC police station named Manoj Phulboyane, a clerk in collector’s office, his brother Arun, Sudhir Devkate, and Chandrakant Gogde. Investigation officer …

Land-for-jobs case: CBI searches premises linked to RJD legislators
1 year, 7 months ago

Land-for-jobs case: CBI searches premises linked to RJD legislators

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday searched nine premises linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Kiran Devi and Rajya Sabha member Prem Chand Gupta, in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam involving former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and others, according to an agency official. The CBI had registered the First Information Report based on the findings of a …

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, …

\'Rumours\': Tejashwi on ED claims of Rs 600 cr \'proceeds of crime\' detected in raids
1 year, 9 months ago

\'Rumours\': Tejashwi on ED claims of Rs 600 cr \'proceeds of crime\' detected in raids

Deccan Chronicle  

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

‘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 …

ED says ₹1 crore in unaccounted cash seized, ₹600 crore in proceeds of crime detected in raids against Lalu family
1 year, 9 months ago

ED says ₹1 crore in unaccounted cash seized, ₹600 crore in proceeds of crime detected in raids against Lalu family

The Hindu  

The ED on March 11 said it has seized “unaccounted cash” of ₹1 crore, and detected proceeds of crime worth ₹600 crore after it raided RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s family in connection with the railways land for job ‘scam’ linked money laundering case. The ED had launched raids on March 10 at multiple locations linked to Prasad’s family members including …

₹1 cr cash, ₹600 cr crime proceeds found in raids: ED on land-for-jobs scam
1 year, 9 months ago

₹1 cr cash, ₹600 cr crime proceeds found in raids: ED on land-for-jobs scam

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate has seized "unaccounted cash" worth ₹1 crore during raids against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad's family. The probe body said on Saturday that it had also detected proceeds of crime worth ₹600 crore as it probes the railways land for job 'scam' linked money laundering case. Raids were also conducted at the residence of Lalu Prasad's …

On ED's ' ₹1 cr cash, ₹600 cr crime proceeds' claim, Tejashwi says, ‘Rumours’
1 year, 9 months ago

On ED's ' ₹1 cr cash, ₹600 cr crime proceeds' claim, Tejashwi says, ‘Rumours’

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said ₹1 crore of unaccounted cash has been seized in the raids against Lalu Prasad's family members in the land-for-jobs case. Another ₹600 crore in proceeds of crime have been detected in the raids while an investigation is underway to unearth more investments made on behalf of Lalu Prasad's family in real estate and other …

ED searches 14 premises including BSE-listed company in Power Bank app fraud case
1 year, 9 months ago

ED searches 14 premises including BSE-listed company in Power Bank app fraud case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 14 premises pertaining to Sagar Diamond Limited, a BSE listed company, RHC Global Exports Limited, their director Vaibhav Dipak Shah and their associates in Surat SEZ, Ahmedabad and Mumbai in the Power Bank App fraud case. During the search, cash worth 25 lakh, gold, diamonds and other valuables amounting to Rs 10 crore, digital …

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 recovered ₹40 crore cash from Arpita Mukherjee’s residence so far
2 years, 4 months ago

ED recovered ₹40 crore cash from Arpita Mukherjee’s residence so far

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate officials have recovered an amount of cash approximately ₹29 crore on Thursday morning after conducting raids at the Belgharia residence of Arpita Mukherjee yesterday, a close aid of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee. The sleuths have found a total of ₹40 crore cash from her premises so far in connection with the teacher recruitment scam, according to …

₹70L gold, ₹21 cr in cash: What ED recovered from Partha and Arpita’s closet
2 years, 4 months ago

₹70L gold, ₹21 cr in cash: What ED recovered from Partha and Arpita’s closet

Live Mint  

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged close aide Arpita Mukherjee were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after the agency recovered cash of ₹21 crore from the residential premises of the latter. The ED had told the Calcutta High Court 24 July, that during the raid at Chatterjee’s house and his interrogation which lasted for 27 hours, ‘sufficient evidence’ …

ED seizes ₹11.88cr from Soren’s aide, others in connection with laundering case
2 years, 5 months ago

ED seizes ₹11.88cr from Soren’s aide, others in connection with laundering case

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized ₹11.88 crore from the bank accounts of Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and others as part of its investigation into a money laundering case related to illegal mining in the state. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized ₹ 11.88 crore from the …

Rs 400 cr corruption case unearthed: Sachin Vaze, Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde sent to CBI custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Rs 400 cr corruption case unearthed: Sachin Vaze, Sanjeev Palande and Kundan Shinde sent to CBI custody

India Today  

Suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze, Anil Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde have been sent to CBI custody till April 11. Last week, Anil Deshmukh approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail in connection with a money laundering case, in which he was arrested over four months ago. Sachin Vaze was arrested by the NIA …

ED records statement of Abhishek Banerjee
3 years, 3 months ago

ED records statement of Abhishek Banerjee

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday to record his statement in connection with a coal theft case. Mr. Banerjee reached the Jam Nagar House of the ED in Delhi around 11 a.m. His statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED case …

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime
3 years, 6 months ago

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime

Hindustan Times  

As many as 579 people were arrested in Jharkhand's Deoghar district between September 14, 2020 and May 28, 2021 for their alleged involvement in cyber crime and ₹28.26 lakh were recovered from them in addition to a large number of mobile phones and sim cards, police said Saturday. Representational: The SP said one Sarafat Ansari, 20, was arrested in connection …

Bank Fraud Case: ED Raids Ahmedabad-based True Value Group, Seizes Rs 6 Crore
4 years, 1 month ago

Bank Fraud Case: ED Raids Ahmedabad-based True Value Group, Seizes Rs 6 Crore

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has carried out searches at six locations belonging to an Ahmedabad-based True Value group and another firm and seized around Rs 6 crore in connection with a bank fraud case. The agency carried out searches at the residential and office premises of the firm True Value Group and another Vipul and Manish Associates …

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