Enforcement Directorate News

ED Raid On I-PAC: Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma was the first to reach Pratik Jain’s residence. Shortly after, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself arrived at the spot. During this time, heated arguments reportedly took place between Mamata Banerjee and ED officials. 

Mahua Moitra shouted “shame” as police detained TMC MPs protesting outside Amit Shah’s office over ED raids.  

In a fresh political flashpoint, allegations have surfaced against Mamata Banerjee following raids on I-PAC, intensifying the already heated political battle in West Bengal.

Mahadev Betting App Case: Key accused in the case are Sourabh Chandrakar, Anil Kumar Agarwal, Vikas Chhaparia, and Ravi Uppal.

According to the ED, the investigation revealed a premeditated criminal conspiracy in which the accused entities deliberately misdeclared high-freight commodities such as marble powder, waste marble powder and dolomite as low-freight items, including alum powder and putty.

The ED initiated the probe based on multiple FIRs registered by the Economic Offences Wings (EOW) of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police on complaints filed by homebuyers.

Money Laundering Probe: In a major money laundering crackdown, the ED froze a luxury London property worth crores, linked to businessman Nitin Kasliwal, as part of an ongoing probe.

The Enforcement Directorate attached Rs 38.21 crore worth of assets linked to ex IAS Niranjan Das and 30 excise officials.

Chandra Prakash Gupta was arrested on December 13 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Meanwhile, other key accused, including Arjun Gulati, Abhinav Kalra and Divyansh Goel, are still on the run.

Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court had declined to take cognisance of the ED's complaint, holding that it was not maintainable in law.

The ED investigations revealed that between 2008 and 2011, RPDPL launched projects including Edge Towers, Skyz, Rise, and the plotted colony Ramprastha City in Gurugram's Sectors 37D, 92, 93, and 95, ED officials added.

ED attached Rs 7.93 crore assets of several celebrities in 1xBet case, alleging illegal betting promotions via surrogate ads, foreign payments, and unauthorised operations; total attachments now Rs 19.07 crore.

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a former Chhattisgarh deputy secretary in connection with the ongoing liquor scam investigation.

Gurugram-based real estate firm Experion Developers is currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Chander Bhushan Singh and his wife, Priyanka, Directors of M/s Maxizone Touch Pvt. Ltd., in connection with a massive Rs 307-crore multi-level marketing (MLM) scam, the agency said on Wednesday. 

ED conducted raids at 40 locations across multiple states in a money-laundering probe linked to an ISIS-inspired module, investigating terror funding, illegal Khair wood trade, and financial networks revealed in NIA charge sheets.

The government has brought virtual digital assets (VDAs) under the PMLA 2002, making virtual asset service providers (VASPs) reporting entities and required to submit specified and suspicious transaction reports to FIU-IND. 

ED's Panaji zonal office attached these properties in Anjuna, Assagaon and Ucassaim villages in Goa on November 27 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. 

The ED initiated a money-laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Raoji Bazar Police Station, Indore, against multiple country-made and foreign liquor contractors.

Rathore and Nanda, Directors of WinZO Games Pvt Ltd were produced before the judge, and were sent to one-day custody by the court.