Latest Bhopal Zonal Office News & Updates

Bhopal, July 23 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has seized an immovable property worth Rs 3.67 crore in Jabalpur under the relevant provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, an official statement said on Thursday. The property, belonging to Priyank Mehta, was confiscated following findings of contravention of FEMA provisions.The action stemmed from specific inputs provided by the Income Tax Department and subsequent investigation by the ED.O…

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The ED issued provisional attachment order against a cricket academy, hotels and resorts and the underlying land in a Bhopal village – collectively worth Rs 22.46 crore – in a case related to former bureaucrat couple of Late Arvind Joshi and Tinoo Joshi, an official said on Tuesday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, issued the Provisional Attachment Order against the cricket academy and hotels, along with the land situated at Village Semri Bajyafa…

Bhopal/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached two foreign investment-linked life insurance policies worth approximately Rs 3.66 crore in connection with the money laundering investigation against M/s Advantage Overseas Private Limited (AOPL) and its promoter, Shrikant Bhasi. The attached policies are maintained with Zurich International Life Ltd and have an aggregate surrender value of USD 387,814.42 (around Rs 3.66 crore). …

Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Bhopal Zonal Office has carried out extensive search operations at 12 premises linked to the Shri Astha Foundation for Education Society and the Chouksey Group under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The raids on the premises, which included residential properties, offices, educational institutions, trusts, business establishments, and one bank locker, on Tuesday, have uncovered significant evidence of large-s…

Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has intensified its crackdown on an alleged multi-crore dairy products adulteration and money laundering racket by filing a supplementary charge sheet against Sunil Kumar Tripathi, former CEO of M/s Jayshri Gayatri Food Products Pvt. Ltd. (JG FPL), and other accused before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Bhopal on June 17, 2026.The court has issued notices to the accused pers…

Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s Bhopal Zonal Office on Tuesday provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at nearly Rs 18.20 crore belonging to Dharmendra Singh Bhadauria, former District Excise Officer of Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur, and his family members. The action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, following allegations of disproportionate assets.The investigation was initiated on the basis of an…

Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth approximately Rs 67.25 crore belonging to Govind Prasad Mehra, former Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department in Madhya Pradesh, and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The action follows an investigation triggered by an FIR registered by the Special Police Establishment (SPE), Lokayukta, Bhopal, under…

Bhopal, May 12 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement has achieved a major breakthrough in a high-profile case involving large-scale adulteration and financial fraud within the dairy industry.​ The Bhopal Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement officially filed a chargesheet against Jayshri Gayatri Food Products Private Limited and its Managing Director, Kishan Modi, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on May 11, 2026.Following a pre-cognisance hearing, the Spe…

Bhopal, April 15 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint before a special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a bank fraud case involving M/s Excel Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. and its directors, officials said on Wednesday.According to the ED, the complaint was filed on April 13 before the Special Court (PMLA) in Bhopal. Following the issuance of notice, the accused persons appeared before the court…

Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 12.62 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The action is linked to a bank fraud case involving M/s Excel Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. and its directors, Manju Garg and Rishabh Garg. The attached assets include an agricultural land and a commercial plot located in Tehsil Kolar, district Bhopal. The ED’s move follows an inv…