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Chhattisgarh CM accuses ED, IT dept of illegal action, intimidation

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday termed the actions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax department as illegal and politically motivated, and accused officials of assaulting and intimidating people. The chief minister attacked the probe agencies in a series of tweets in Hindi on his personal Twitter handle. The ED had recently arrested four persons, including IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged extortion of mining transporters. "The Central agencies are the strength of citizens in the country and if people are afraid of these forces, then surely this negative power weakens the nation," Baghel tweeted. He further said that illegal acts of the ED and Income Tax officials during interrogation are coming to light and they are unacceptable. Complaints are being received about forceful rounding-up of people from homes, making them perform acrobatics, pressurising them to confess by assaulting them

ED summons daughter of TMC's Anubrata Mondal in Delhi on December 1

The ED has summoned Sukanya Mondal, daughter of Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal to New Delhi for questioning in connection with the multi- crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal

Their education model made 'rapist' a 'therapist': Nadda takes jibe at AAP

BJP President said, "They have even arranged massage inside the jail. They have worked so well in the education sector that they made a 'rapist' a 'therapist'. Manish Sisodia should be ashamed"

Delhi High Court grants bail to Rana Kapoor in money laundering case

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Managing Director and CEO of YES Bank Rana Kapoor in a Rs 466.51 crore money laundering case.The case is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The Bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain on Friday granted bail to him.The trial court in October last year, took cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Chargesheet (Prosecution Complaint) filed against Avantha group promoter Gautam Thapar involving Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor and several employees in connection with money laundering case.According to the ED, an ECIR was registered against Gautam Thapar, Avantha Realty Ltd., Oyster Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. and others, alleging criminal breach of trust, cheating, criminal conspiracy and forgery for diversion/ misappropriation of public money during the period 2017 to 2019.

Not a country where one is told how to follow religion: Satyendar Jain

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Kumar Jain on Thursday told a Delhi court that "we're not a country where we are told how to follow a religion". Jain made the submission during the hearing of his application, in which he has alleged that the Tihar jail administration had stopped giving him the food allowed "as per law" during his religious fast. *He was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) based on a CBI FIR lodged against him in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.* "At least right now we're not a country where we are told how to follow a religion. State is nobody to tell how to follow. My religion is my religion," Jain's counsel Rahul Mehra told Special Judge Vikas Dhull while reading the relevant rules on fast on religious beliefs inside jails. During the arguments, Mehra also accused authorities of being "petty". "State should be large hearted not petty. They can provide the four nuts that are prescribed and fruits and ...

Plea of D K Shivakumar challenging ECIR against him not maintainable: ED

ED has stated that the petition is premature and there is no violation of the fundamental right of the petitioner; this petition is not maintainable and liable to be dismissed, the affidavit submitted

ED opposes in Delhi HC plea by D K Shivakumar against probe in PMLA case

The ED on Wednesday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar challenging a money laundering probe against him, saying the two ECIRs lodged by the agency pertain to different cases with certain overlapping of facts which cannot be termed a re-investigation. Shivakumar, in his plea, has sought quashing of the entire investigation, including summons issued to him in the (Enforcement Case Information Report) ECIR registered by the ED in 2020, on several grounds like the agency was re-investigating the same offence which it had already probed in a previous case lodged by it in 2018. However, the Enforcement Directorate said in its counter affidavit that both the ECIRs are based on different set of facts and even the scheduled offence in both the cases are different. The quantum of proceeds of crime involved is also different, it said. the allegation made in the complaint of the Income Tax department and FIR of CBI depict different modes of ...

No role in Satyendar Jain's leaked Tihar videos, documents: ED tells court

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday told a Delhi court that the agency had no role in the leak of purported CCTV footage showing jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain getting special treatment inside the prison cell. The ED made the submission before Special Judge Vikas Dhull while opposing Jain's plea seeking contempt proceedings against the agency for allegedly leaking the videos to the media. During the hearing, the counsel for Jain submitted before the court that the copy of the ED's reply to the application was already leaked to the media earlier this morning, even before the hearing could take place in the court and its copies could be given to the judge as well as the defence. "Give me a fair trial. Even Ajmal Kasab was given that. I am surely not worse than that. Every minute I am suffering because of their (ED's) actions, the defence counsel told the court. The agency told the court that there was not a single leak from the ED, while it sought adjournment of the matter, ..

ED demystifies code word in illegal mining, extortion case in Jharkhand

For instance, the officers involved in the scam used the code word 'Kilo' for a lakh rupees while transferring the amount to each other

PFI has organised structure in Gulf countries for mobilising funds: ED

The Popular Front of India (PFI), banned recently by the government for alleged terrorist links and spreading communal hatred, has a "well-structured and organised" presence in the Gulf countries for raising and mobilising funds, the ED said Monday after a local court took cognisance of its latest charge sheet filed against three PFI office bearers. The federal probe agency had filed the prosecution complaint or charge sheet last week before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Patiala House. The dossier was filed (on November 19) to press money laundering charges and begin trial against Perwez Ahmad, Mohammad Ilias and Abdul Muqueet who were arrested by it on September 22 following nation-wide raids against the PFI the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and various state police units. More than 100 persons liked to PFI were arrested by these agencies and many more were detained. At present, the three are under judicial custody

Delhi court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against PFI in PMLA case

A Delhi court on Monday took cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and three of its members in a money laundering case related to alleged terrorism-related activities. Special Judge Shailender Malik took note of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint (the agency's equivalent of a charge sheet) and directed jail authorities to produce the accused -- Perwez Ahmed, Mohd Ilias and Abdul Muqeet before the court on December 16, when it will further hear the matter. Ahmed was the president of the PFI's Delhi state unit while Ilias was its general secretary and Muqeet its office secretary, according to the charge sheet filed by ED Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta. They were arrested on September 22 in the case related to alleged laundering of Rs 120 crore. The ED had filed the case based on an FIR lodged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged terrorism related activities punishable under the string

ED gets active in Saradha ponzi scam, freezes bank accounts of ex-director

Almost after eight years since the central agencies launched their probes in the multi-crore Saradha Chit fund scam in Bengal, ED in a renewed activity froze two bank accounts of an erstwhile official

Govt extends tenure of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra until Nov 2023

The Centre extended the tenure of enforcement directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra by a year till November 18, 2023

ED grills Jharkhand CM Soren for over nine hours in 'illegal' mining case

According to sources, a team of three ED officials asked him about 100 questions on Thursday, and the Chief Minister can be again called for further questioning.

ED conducts searches at 16 locations in Bengaluru in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said that it has recently conducted search operations at 16 locations in Bengaluru in connection with a money laundering case

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren questions ED's claim in illegal mining case

Soren wrote a letter to Enforcement Directorate assistant director Deovrat Jha and said it was impossible to evade royalty of Rs 1,000 crore in two years in Sahibganj

Mining lease case: Allegation against me baseless, says Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said allegations leveled against him in a mining lease case was baseless as he left for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ranchi, where he is set to face questioning in connection with the matter. Addressing media persons, the CM claimed that he was a victim of a conspiracy by the opposition. "The agency should level allegations only after a detailed investigation into the matter," he said. The ED summoned Soren at its regional office here for interrogation in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state. The agency has said it has "identified" proceeds of crime relating to illegal mining in the state to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore till now. Soren, talking to reporters, said, "If we calculate the yearly revenue from mines and minerals, it would not touch Rs 1000 crore. I am going to ED office and want to see how they arrived at that figure," he told reporters. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up

Cattle scam: ED might initiate process of taking TMC's Mondal to New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) might initiate the process of taking Trinamool Congress strongman

Tahir Hussain part of conspiracy to fund 2020 Delhi riots: ED to Delhi HC

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday contended in the Delhi High Court that former AAP leader Tahir Hussain was part of a conspiracy to fund the 2020 Delhi riots by using proceeds of crime. The ED's submissions were made while opposing a plea by Hussain challenging the framing of charges against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Justice Anu Malhotra, after hearing submissions of the counsel for Hussain and ED, reserved the order on the petition. The court asked the parties to file short written submissions in the case. Hussain has challenged the trial court's November 3 order by which charges for the alleged offence under Sections 3 (offence of money laundering) and 4 (punishment for the offence of money laundering) of the PMLA were framed against him in connection with the 2020 riots in northeast Delhi. The trial court, in its order, had said that prima facie Hussain conspired to engage in money laundering and the proceeds generated from the crime were us

Bank loan fraud: ED files chargesheet against seven in Jammu court

The case related to a bank loan fraud in which the total NPA declared by the Bank of India was at Rs 91.50 crore