Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) In a decisive step that shocked many, Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel on Saturday issued an ordinance for the removal of 1,594 political appointees from previous years in a single stroke.The move has triggered widespread disruption across Nepal’s administrative sector. Officials across universities, state-owned enterprises, regulatory bodies, councils, boards, research institutes, and media organisations have been dismissed, leaving many institutions without lead…
Latest Money Laundering Act News & Updates
Aizawl, April 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before a special court in Aizawl against Jakir Hussain and 13 others in connection with an alleged fraudulent vehicle loan scam, the central probe agency sources said. The Central agency said that the ED, Aizawl Sub Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint under Sections 44 and 45 of the PMLA, 2002, before the Special Court in Aizawl, ag…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of six immovable properties valued at Rs 9.29 crore in connection with more than Rs 2,400 crore fraud and money laundering related to a Dnyanradha Multistate Co-operative Credit Society Limited (DMCCSL) and its office bearers, an official said on Tuesday. “The properties, taken over by ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office, on April 18–19, are located in Kharghar, Mumbai and Pune and held in the name of Suresh Kute, Archana Kute …
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 159.51 crore in connection with its ongoing probe into large-scale illegal coal mining and pilferage in leasehold areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), an official statement said on Wednesday.The action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The investigation has revealed that the illegal mining operations were allegedly run by a syndicate led…
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…
Guwahati, April 1 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint before a special court in Guwahati against former Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer Sukanya Bora in connection with a money laundering case, officials said on Wednesday. The complaint was submitted before the court of the Special Judge, Assam, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Bora, who has since been dismissed from service, was earlier posted as Additiona…
Ranchi, March 27 (IANS) The ED filed a chargesheet against a former SBI Branch Manager and his wife in a Special PMLA Court here in connection with a Rs 5.40 crore fraud involving manipulation of 440 customer accounts, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, filed the chargesheet against Manoj Kumar, former Branch Manager (Scale-II Officer), State Bank of India, and his wife Nitu Kumari alias Nitu Devi on March 26, the ED said in a statement, adding t…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against M/s Anil Nutrients Ltd, its director Amol Sheth and six other accused persons in connection with an alleged money laundering case arising from a Rs 47.88 crore bank fraud involving Bank of India. The complaint was filed by the ED’s Ahmedabad Zonal Office as part of an investigation into the activities of Anil Nutrients Limited and related entities.Officials said the case is linked to an alleged…
Indore, Feb 20 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has provisionally attached an immovable property — a parcel of land valued at ₹5.13 crore — in the name of Neeta Shahra, wife of Umesh Shahra, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The attachment order was issued on February 17, 2026, the investigation agency said in a press statement.The action forms part of an ongoing investigation into M/s Ruchi Global Ltd. (now renamed M/s Agrotrade …
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Delhi Zonal Office-II, has provisionally attached 247 immovable properties worth Rs 10,021.46 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged multi-crore fraud involving PACL Ltd and its related entities, an official statement said on Wednesday.The attached properties are located in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Rupnagar and Zirakpur in Punjab, and are suspected to have been acquired …