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Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests AAP in-charge, Hyderabad businessman

The ED has arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communication in-charge Vijay Nair and businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday. The two are currently in judicial custody and lodged in jail here after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested them in the same case. While Nair was arrested by the CBI in September, Boinpally was apprehended last month. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will seek the custody of the two from a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Monday, they said. The ED is investigating the money laundering angle of the case and the two will be confronted with the evidence gathered and statements recorded by other persons and accused involved in the formulation and implementation of the liquor policy, officials said. The agency has arrested Sameer Mahandru, promoter of liquor company Indospir

National Herald case: K'taka Cong chief DShivakumar appears before ED again

Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for a fresh round of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. This is the second time that the federal agency is recording his statement in the case that has been registered under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The 60-year-old former Karnataka cabinet minister told reporters he has furnished all documents sought by the agency in connection with the probe and that he had to depose again despite seeking a three-week deferment of the summons. "They have summoned me again on the Young Indian issue...I had sent some papers to them (ED) but probably they are not satisfied." "We respect them, we respect the summons and we respect the institution. There is nothing to hide and whatever we have given (as a donation to Young Indian) is for charitable work," he said. Shivakumar and his MP brother D K Suresh have donated an unspeci

Delhi excise policy case: Two top execs of private firms held by ED

The ED has arrested two company executives linked to liquor trade in the money laundering investigation being conducted by it into the now scrapped Delhi Excise policy case, official sources said Thursday. Benoy Babu of Pernod Ricard and Sharath Reddy of Aurobindo Pharma have been arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted multiple raids in this case so far. In September, it arrested Sameer Mahandru, managing director of a liquor manufacturing company Indospirit. The agency early this month raided the premises of a PA of Delhi Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and later questioned him at its office in Delhi. The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that had named Sisodia as an accused among others. The CBI had raided the premises of the deputy chief minister and some Delhi government bureaucrats after filing the case. The excise scheme came under the scanner after the Delhi LG recomm

Will let agencies investigate: Telangana Minister after ED raids his house

Telangana Minister Gangula Kamalakar, whose residence was raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with a granite company involved in an alleged illegal mining case, said that he is cooperating with the government and will let the agencies investigate.Earlier on Wednesday ED conducted raids at Telangana minister Gangula Kamalakar's residence in Karimnagar in connection with a granite company involved in an alleged illegal mining case."ED officials have checked everything and went through all the documents, we will let the agencies investigate. We are cooperating with the government," Kamalakar said.Kamalakar, who is the Welfare & Civil Supplies Minister and was on an international trip, returned to Hyderabad city.Speaking to the media at the airport, he detailed the entire episode of the raids in his absence and claimed that he helped the officials open his lockers via a video call while he was in Dubai."We have granite companies/bodies, since the last 31

Delhi Court to hear bail plea of Jacqueline Fernandez in PMLA case today

ED in its reply opposing the regular bail plea of Jacqueline stated that she never cooperated with the investigation and only made the disclosure when confronted with evidence

Money laundering case: ED issues fresh summons to Hemant Soren for Nov 17

The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to appear before it in Ranchi on November 17 for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, official sources said Wednesday. Soren, 47, was initially summoned by the federal probe agency on November 3 but he did not depose citing official engagements. He had then sought a three-week deferment of the summons. Official sources said the agency has now asked the CM to appear next week on November 17 at its regional office in state capital Ranchi for questioning and recording of his statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has arrested Soren's political aide Pankaj Mishra and two others -- local muscleman Bachhu Yadav and Prem Prakash -- in this case. The agency has said it has "identified" proceeds of crime relating to illegal mining in the state to the tune of more than Rs 1,000 crore till now.

Sanjay Bhandari extradition; here's why ED, CBI want fugitive arms dealer

He is wanted in India for money laundering, kickbacks in arms deal and tax evasion during the UPA government

ED grills ex-Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari in teacher recruitment scam

Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday interrogated former West Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari in connection with a teacher recruitment scam. Adhikari, who had been earlier been grilled by the CBI in the same case, arrived at the CGO complex of the ED office here in the morning to face questioning, sources in the agency said. The former minister of state for education is facing allegations of adopting illegal means to get her daughter Ankita appointed as a teacher in a state-run school in Cooch Behar district. The Calcutta High Court had earlier this year dismissed Ankita from job and asked her to return the salary she had drawn as a teacher since 2018. In August, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a cabinet reshuffle, had dropped Adhikari from her ministry.

DK Shivakumar to skip ED summon today to attend party worker's birthday

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that he would not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in connection with the National Herald case

Money laundering case: Mukhtar Ansari's son, Mau MLA sent to ED remand

The court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him in the case registered at the Mahanagar police station in Lucknow in October 2019

ED questions Manish Sisodia's PA in Delhi Excise Policy scam case

In its FIR, the CBI has named Sisodia as the main accused in the scam

ED arrests Abbas Ansari, son of UP don Mukhtar Ansari, for money laundering

The ED had initiated investigation under PMLA, 2002 against Mukhtar Ansari (Ex MLA) and his aides on the bases of multiple FIRs lodged by Uttar Pradesh Police.

Terror funding case: ED attaches J-K separatist Shabir Shah's house

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah's Srinagar house as part of a money laundering probe linked to a case of fuelling terrorist activities in the union territory. The house, worth Rs 21.80 lakh, is located in Botshah colony, Sanat Nagar, in Srinagar's Barzulla police station area, officials said. The money laundering case against Shah stems from a FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May 2017 against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and others under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). "Shabir Ahmad Shah was actively involved in the activities of fuelling unrest in Kashmir valley by way of stone pelting, processions, protests, bandhs, hartals and other subversive activities. "He was involved in receiving funds from terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and other terrorists outfits based in Pakistan as well as from the Pakistani establishment throu

Army land grab case: ED raids multiple locations linked to Amit Agarwal

The businessman, Amit Agarwal, is alleged to have illegally grabbed land owned by the Indian Army in Jharkhand

ED files chargesheet against 19 people in Rs 2,215.98 cr fraud case

ED has learnt during the investigation that the accused individuals duped the innocent buyers by promising them to deliver flats/plots/commercial spaces, etc. However, they failed to deliver project

ED files charge sheet against SRS group, promoters in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against the SRS group and its promoters in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating of homebuyers and investors. Nineteen accused persons and entities, including SRS group chairman Anil Jindal and company directors Jitender Kumar Garg, Praveen Kumar Kapoor and Vinod Jindal, have been named in the prosecution complaint filed under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency said in a statement. The complaint has been filed before a special PMLA court in Gurugram and the court took cognisance on October 31, it said. "The accused duped innocent buyers by promising them to deliver flats, plots, commercial spaces etc. however, they failed to deliver the projects. The real estate projects were mortgaged to avail loans from banks and other financial institutions," the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said. However, it added, the loans were not used for the intended purposes and were defaulted, ..

Arrest me if I have committed serious offence: Jharkhand CM on ED summons

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday termed the Enforcement Directorate's summons to him as a weapon used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to target him and said if he has committed a serious offence then he should be directly arrested. Soren on Thursday skipped summons issued by the ED to face questioning in connection with a case of alleged illegal mining and arrived in Chhattisgarh to attend a pre-scheduled programme. The central agency had asked the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader to appear for questioning at its regional office in Ranchi. Speaking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, the Jharkhand Chief Minister accused the BJP, which is in the Opposition in the eastern state, of hatching a conspiracy against him as his government is taking pro-people measures. Soren is here to attend the concluding ceremony of the three-day National Tribal Dance Festival and Chhattisgarh's statehood celebration event called 'Rajyotsava 2022'. Queried ..

Jharkhand CM skips ED summons, going to Chhattisgarh to attend tribal event

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday skipped summons issued by the Enforce Directorate to face questioning in connection with a case of alleged illegal mining, and is going to Chhattisgarh to attend a tribal programme instead. The ED had asked Soren to appear for questioning at its regional office here at 11 am but he did not go there. "The ED has summoned me following a conspiracy. Come and arrest me if I have committed a crime instead of sending a summons for questioning. I am neither afraid nor worried. Rather I am emerging stronger. If people of Jharkhand wish, opponents will not find a place to hide," Soren said while addressing JMM workers near his residence. He said he will fly to Raipur to attend a Tribal Mahotsav' during the day, for which he had received an invitation. The JMM executive president alleged that the BJP is making attempts to destabilise his democratically elected government ever since it was voted to power.

J'khand: UPA to stage protest on Nov 5 against attempts to destablise govt

Hours after the ED summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in an alleged illegal mining case, members of the ruling UPA coalition decided to launch a state-wide protest against the "attempts to destabilise a democratically elected government". A two-hour meeting of the UPA -- comprising the JMM, the Congress and the RJD -- was held at the CM's residence here in the evening, shortly after the summons was served by the agency. JMM MLA Sudivya Kumar, following the meeting, said a decision to give a "befitting reply" to the BJP-led Centre, which is "hatching conspiracies using probe agencies", was taken by the leaders of the ruling alliance. "The UPA has decided to oppose BJP move... We will unmask the conspiracy hatched by the BJP, generate awareness among people about it," he said. "We will stage a protest on November 5 against these attempts to destabilise the government. I will tell people that efforts are being made to disrupt the outreach programmes launche

ED summons J'khand CM in money laundering case; asks to appear on Thursday

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning on November 3 in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, officials said on Wednesday. Soren, 47, has been asked to appear before the federal probe agency at its regional office in the Hinoo area of state capital Ranchi at 11 am on Thursday. The agency wants to question and record the statement of the chief minister under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. Soren hit out at the BJP, alleging it was resorting to ''misusing'' institutions as it cannot face him politically. "We have also been called on the request of our Opposition. An attempt has been made to show how powerful the ED is... the people will give them the answer for every conspiracy,'' the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader tweeted. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier arrested Soren's political aide Pankaj Mishra and two others -- local muscleman Bachhu Yadav and Prem ..