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ED questions NC leader Omar Abdullah in 12-year-old J&K Bank case

The ED questioned NC leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday in connection with the purchase of a building by J&K Bank some 12 years ago when he was Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, a move the party termed a "political exercise" ahead of the Assembly elections in the union territory. After spending more than five hours at the ED office here in response to summons sent last week, Abdullah told reporters that he had not been accused of anything and that he had "answered them as much as I could". He would further help them "if they need me", he added. According to officials, the case pertains to the purchase of a building by the J&K Bank, in which the government has 68 per cent equity, at Bandra Kurla in 2010. A property measuring around 65,000 square feet was acquired at a cost of Rs 172 crores. Sources said the board of directors of the bank had set up a two-member committee headed by its chairman Haseeb Drabu which recommended the purchase of the property, in which another leading ..

BJP has declared war, but MVA fully united, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and NCP President Sharad Pawar for their support to him after the ED action against his family

'Govt should use CBI, ED to curb hoarding, not against political opponents'

Criticising the Centre, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said govt should use central probe agencies like CBI and ED to control inflation and check hoarding, instead of using them against political opponents

ED summons TTV Dhinakaran in EC 'bribery' money laundering case

The ED has summoned AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran this week for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials to get the AIADMK's 'two leaves' symbol

Instant App-based loan fraud: ED summons senior executives of Google

The agency's Hyderabad office is probing 38 non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and over 300 fintech firms under the anti-money laundering law

ED attaches assets of family, firms of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain

The ED case of money laundering against the AAP minister stems from an August 2017 FIR by the CBI against him and others on charges of alleged possession of disproportionate assets

Enforcement Directorate attaches Sanjay Raut's assets in Mumbai and Raigad

The ED said it has attached eight plots of land belonging to Raut and his family at Alibaug in Raigad district and a flat in a 32-storeyed building in Dadar east, Mumbai

'Vindictive politics': Aaditya Thackeray slams ED action against Raut

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an alternate fuel event here, Thackeray also said all constituents of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi were standing strongly with each other

ED action an attack on 'middle class Marathi manoos': Shiv Sena MP Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut termed ED action to attach his property an attack on middle class Marathi manoos and asserted he will not be cowed by such moves and resist any act to pressurise him

ED attaches Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's linked assets for money laundering

The ED has attached eight land parcels in Alibaug and a flat in Mumbai's Dadar suburb linked to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and his family under the anti-money laundering law, officials said on Tuesday.

ED files charge sheet against Channi's nephew in sand mining case

Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested on the intervening night of February 3 and 4 by the ED, and as per rules, the agency had to file a chargesheet against him within 60 days.

NCP leader Nawab Malik moves SC challenging Bombay HC order

The High Court held that Malik was arrested by the ED, and subsequently remanded to custody following due process and there was no reason for it to pass any interim order for his release

ED attaches assets worth Rs 409.92 crore in lottery scam case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday that it has provisionally attached movable assets worth Rs 409.92 crore in a lottery scam case involving Martin Santiago, better known as 'Lottery King'."ED has provisionally attached movable assets worth Rs 409.92 crore under PMLA, 2002 in the case of Lottery scam against M/s. Future Gaming & Hotel Services Pvt. Ltd. & its various sub-distributors/area-distributors," the Enforcement Directorate said in a tweet.Future Gaming & Hotel Services Private Limited is led by Santiago Martin who built his business empire by printing and selling lottery tickets.Having started out as a labourer in Yangon, Myanmar, he returned to India, starting his business in Tamil Nadu in 1988, and slowly expanded to Karnataka and Kerala. But in 2003, Martin had to take his business outside Tamil Nadu, after the state government banned lotteries.The ED has attached various immovable and movable assets of Future Gaming & Hotel Services ...

ED issues Rs 7,272 cr FEMA notice to BSE-listed company

The agency, in a statement, said the company and its board of directors made "serious lapses" as regards mandatory requirements

Money laundering case: Lawyer who filed pleas against Fadnavis arrested

They said the two were taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are expected to be produced before a court on Friday

ED stops journalist Rana Ayyub from flying abroad, asks her to join probe

Ayyub posted about the incident on her Twitter handle

Pawar backs joint oppn action against use of CBI, ED raids for vendetta

Raids by central investigating agencies appear to be the latest rallying point for opposition parties as NCP supremo Sharad Pawar echoed Banerjee's appeal for a united fight against the BJP.

ED attaches assets of Educomp group company in money laundering case

Assets worth Rs 90.31 crore of a Gurugram-based Educomp Group company have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud case, ED said on Monday.

Enforcement Directorate wants RBI to block NBFCs on a Chinese string

Lists 40 NBFCs extending small-ticket loans but acting as a front for Chinese fintech firms

ED to move court against businessman Nandkishor in Pushpak Bullion case

The ED had recently attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore reportedly belonging to Shridhar Patankar, the brother-in-law of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the same matter