New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel to 10 days’ Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon of Patiala House Courts allowed the ED’s plea for custodial interrogation till April 23 after Chandel was produced before the court late on Monday night, with proceedings continuin…
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted extensive search operations in connection with a money laundering case involving Earth Infrastructures Ltd (EIL) and its group entities, leading to the seizure of large amounts of cash, jewellery, bullion, and luxury watches. The searches were carried out on April 10 by the ED’s Delhi Zonal Office under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. A total of 10 premises in Delhi and Gurugram, li…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 33 immovable and movable properties valued at nearly Rs 16.95 crore belonging to Hiren Ranjit Bhanu, his wife Gauri Hiren Bhanu, and other family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, officials said on Wednesday. The attached assets include fixed deposits, bank balances, residential flats, commercial offices, and agricultural land.The ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office initiated the money launde…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth approximately Rs 944 crore linked to M/s Piyush Colonisers Limited, its former promoters, and associated entities, in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe, officials said on Monday.The action was carried out by the ED’s Gurugram Zonal Office under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The attached assets include project land parcels, resident…
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to undertake a major recruitment drive in the police department this year, with more than 81,000 posts proposed to be filled across various categories, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said during a late-night review meeting on Thursday.Calling the 2026-27 financial year crucial for young aspirants, the Chief Minister said the large-scale hiring will not only generate employment but also strengthen the state’s policing capacity with a m…
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) J&K Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has filed a charge sheet in the Rs 55.11 lakh land fraud case.”The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar, of Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in case FIR No. 10/2026 under Section 420 IPC against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamdar Colony, Rawalpora, at present Tengpora Batamaloo Srinagar, before the Hon’ble Court of City Judge Srinagar,” the Crime Branch said in a statement.The case orig…
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a businessman for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fraud case related to the embezzlement of District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) funds in Mayurbhanj district, a senior EOW official said on Thursday.The accused, Brajesh Mishra, proprietor of Mishra Enterprises and Mahakal Construction, was apprehended on Tuesday (March 17) from Chhattisgarh in connection with EOW Police Station Case No. 5/…
Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s Bhopal Zonal Office, on Thursday, filed a charge sheet against Jagdish Prasad Sarwate, former Deputy Director of Madhya Pradesh’s Adim Jati Kalyan Vibhag (Tribal Welfare Department), under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The charge sheet was filed before the Special PMLA Court in Jabalpur on March 18. On being called, Sarwate appeared before the court and received a copy of the charge sheet and relied upon documents. The ED init…
Bhopal, March 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached 11 immovable properties worth Rs 20.59 crore belonging to M/s Jayshri Gayatri Food Products Pvt Ltd and its Managing Director, Kishan Modi, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The attachment order was issued following an ongoing money laundering probe linked to the manufacture, supply and export of adulterated dairy products.The company, which markets its products under…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Taking serious note of complaints regarding discrepancies in the college fee fixation process, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday announced in the Legislative Assembly that a high-level inquiry committee, headed by a retired High Court judge, will be constituted to investigate the matter.The announcement came in response to a calling attention motion tabled by MLA Mahesh Shinde, with MLA Prashant Bamb also participating in the discussio…