Latest Directorate of Enforcement News & Updates

Mangaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mangaluru Sub-Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special Court for PMLA cases in Mangaluru against several individuals and companies for allegedly cheating businessmen under the pretext of arranging loans.​ The complaint was filed on February 27, 2026, against Roshan Saldana, Dafney Neetu D’Souza, Sunil Ferrao, G. Ra…

Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) After the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the alleged liquor policy scam case, RJD National Working President Tejashwi Yadav on Friday demanded fresh elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly.Speaking to media persons at Patna airport, Yadav said the court’s verdict had proven that the charges in the so-called liquor scam were false.“The decision of the Rouse Avenue …

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Industrialist Anil D. Ambani has filed an undertaking/compliance affidavit before the Supreme Court reiterating that he will not leave the country without prior permission of the apex court in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged large-scale bank loan frauds linked to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM) and its group entities.The affidavit has been filed in a pending public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations that more …

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Special Court has issued notices to Venugopal Dhoot and 12 other entities in the Rs 61,773 crore bank loan fraud case related to Videocon’s oil and gas business in Mozambique, according to a statement issued by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday.​ The notice, issued by the special court at Rouse Avenue in Delhi, is in response to a prosecution complaint filed by ED on Dec 18, 2024, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) i…

Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 8.94 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with a disproportionate assets case against a former Assam government official and his wife, officials said on Saturday.According to the ED, the attached assets include immovable properties valued at Rs 8.90 crore located in Guwahati and Goalpara districts, along with…

Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized cryptocurrency equivalent to $12,000 and Rs 13.5 lakh unaccounted cash during searches at six locations in Ahmedabad in connection with an investigation into large-scale illegal call centre operations involved in cheating foreign nationals, mainly citizens of the United States.The ED, Hyderabad Zonal Office, conducted search operations on February 4 under PMLA, 2002.The Central agency said in a press release on Monday that th…

Gurugram, Feb 5 (IANS) A Special PMLA Court in Gurugram sent a private company’s former resolution professional (RP), arrested for illegal diversion of funds, to ED custody for eight days, an official said on Thursday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office, had arrested Arvind Kumar, former RP of Richa Industries Limited, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on February 3, an official statement said.He was produced before the Special…

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before a Hyderabad court against former CISF Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Roop Singh Meena under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The ED’s Hyderabad Zonal Office said in a release on Friday that it filed the Prosecution Complaint (PC) in Rangareddy Court, and the court has taken note of the same.The Central agency initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by …

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Punit Garg, ex-Director of Reliance Communications (RCOM) Ltd, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the over Rs 40,000 crore bank fraud and money laundering case, an agency statement said on Friday.The probe shows Garg diverted proceeds of crime to offshore entities and used these proceeds of crime for financing the overseas education of his children. He also fraudulently sold an $8.3 million luxury condo…

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has completed the process of restitution of five attached immovable properties valued at about Rs 16 crore to the Punjab National Bank (PNB). ED’s Hyderabad Zonal Office said on Friday that the process has been completed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The properties were attached during the PMLA investigation in the case of Ghanshyamdas Gems & Jewels and its Managing Partner, Sanjay Agarwal….