Enforcement Directorate

Flat of Dawood’s Close Aide’s Brother Attached In Extortion Case

New Delhi/Mumbai: Tightening its noose around underworld don and fugitive Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday shared that it has attached immovable asset in the form of a flat worth around Rs 55 lakh of Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh, a close aide of Iqbal Kaskar. An ED official said that the financial probe […]

ED Grills TTV Dhinakaran In Alleged EC Bribery Case

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu politician TTV Dhinakaran on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials to get the AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ symbol for the VK Sasikala faction, officials said. The case involves conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was arrested by the ED in the case. According to top […]

Senior Cong Leader Mallikarjun Kharge Quizzed By ED In National Herald Case

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the National Herald case. According to senior ED officials, following summons issued by the ED, Kharge appeared before the financial probe agency sleuths around 11.05 am to record his statement […]

ED Summons TN Leader TTV Dhinakaran In Cheating Case Involving Conman Chandrasekhar

NEW DELHI: Moving ahead in its probe into allegations of cheating and bribery against conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now summoned Tamil Nadu politician TTV Dhinakaran for questioning in the case. According to top ED officials, Dhinakaran, who is the general secretary of Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), has been asked to […]

ED Attaches Properties Worth Rs 11 Cr Of Sanjay Raut’s Wife, Aide In Rs 1,034 Cr Land Scam Case

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday shared that it has attached properties worth Rs 9 crore belonging to Pravin Raut, a close aide of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and properties worth Rs 2 crore belonging to his wife in the Rs 1,034 crore Patrachawal Project case. The ED, in a statement, said that […]

ED Registered 1,999 PMLA Cases, 18,003 FEMA Cases Between 2011 & 2020: Govt

  NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered 1,999 cases of money laundering and 18,003 cases under sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) between April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2020, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to an unstarred question by Congress MP Manish Tewari […]

Court Dismisses Bail Plea By Majithia After Punjab Calls Him Powerful Politico Of 2007-17 Who No Officer Could Touch

CHANDIGARH: In what could spell out more trouble for Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law Bikram Majithia, a Mohali court on Friday dismissed anticipatory bail plea by him after Congress-led government in the courtroom described him as a “powerful politician between 2007- 17 who no officer could touch”. The investigations had begun in 2013 […]

‘SG’ Stands For Sushen Mohan Gupta: ED Clarifies In AgustaWestland Probe

NEW DELHI: The codeword ‘SG’ mentioned in the loose sheets and diaries pertaining to the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal refer to the alleged defence dealer Sushen Mohan Gupta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found. The bribe amount was routed in Congress-led UPA era to several officials and ministers, bringing then Union Coal minister […]

Punjab raids across India to find Badal’s in-law, Centre issues LoC against him

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police are raiding at least 16 locations across India to trace Bikram Majithia, the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal even as the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a look out circular (LOC). Majithia is likely to be arrested if he doesn’t surrender or joins the investigation in Mohali […]

Deshmukh Family Allegedly Used 27 Companies To Launder Money; ED Tells Court

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday accused former Maharashtra Home Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh of controlled 27 companies through his family members and close associates, which were allegedly used for infusion of “ill gotten” money. Deshmukh was arrested by the ED on Monday night after 12 hours of questioning […]