ED officers awarded for laundering, forex violations probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today awarded some of its ace investigators for their outstanding performance in criminal investigations into money laundering and forex violations.
ED Director Rajan Katoch gave commendation awards to ten of its officers and investigators who have cracked some of the most high-profile and tough financial crimes in the country.
In the Delhi zone of the agency, Assistant Director Vikas Mehta was awarded for putting in over 26 years of exemplary service in investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) which includes the the first-ever overseas attachment done by the ED in Australia in connection with the infamous kidney scam case.

Mehta was adjudged the "best investigator" for effecting four prosecution complaints and six attachment orders in one year, the maximum by an investigator of the agency.
The officer is credited with probing some of the most high-profile cases being investigated in Delhi under money laundering laws including one against Income Tax department Commissioner Ashutosh Verma who was arrested by CBI in an disproportionate assets case a few years ago.