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Only 3% PMLA cases have been against politicians: Enforcement Directorate

Probe agency registered 5,906 cases under the criminal from 2005 till Jan 2023, its data shows

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Shrimi Choudhary New Delhi
Only 3 per cent of all the cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) — it came into effect from July 2005 — have been against politicians, the probe agency has revealed.
 
The data pertains to the period starting from 2005 to January 2023, which covers both United Progressive Alliance I and II and the nine years of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. The data is in contrast to the popular belief that successive governments have been misusing the ED and other premier agencies to settle political scores.
 
According to the