Indore, July 10 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has escalated its crackdown on a major government fund embezzlement scam by filing a supplementary chargesheet before the Special Judge (PMLA), Indore, on July 9, 2026. The case involves the fraudulent misappropriation of Rs 20.47 crore from the Block Education Office (BEO), Katthiwada, in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The ED initiated the investigation following an FIR registered at Police Station Katth…
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Patna, July 7 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Patna Zonal Office, has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the alleged procurement scam involving medicines, medical equipment, and other supplies at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) during the financial years 2008–09 and 2009–10. The supplementary complaint, filed on July 6, 2026, names Om Prakash Pandey, proprietor of M/…
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has auctioned an aircraft (Hawker 800A) seized in a case relating to a Rs 792 crore invoice discounting scam allegedly perpetrated by Amardeep Kumar and his company, Capital Protection Force Pvt Ltd (Falcon Group), an agency statement said on Friday.The Central agency said on Friday that, in a first-of-a-kind action, it auctioned the aircraft through MSTC Limited on July 1 for a sale consideration of Rs 3 crore…
Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has arrested Karuturi Venkateshwara Rao under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an investigation into Deepak Cables (India) Limited and others in a case involving alleged fraud against a consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI), the official statement said on Thursday. The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR registered by the Central…
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…
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ED arrested a company’s top official in a case related to causing Rs 155 crore loss to banks using Foreign Letters of Credit (FLCs) for creating a mirage of fake import of timber from Singapore, an official said on Friday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office, arrested Deepak Singla of Mahesh Timber Pvt Ltd under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on May 18, 2026.Subsequently, transit remand was taken from Ro…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) The ED arrested two former employees of IDFC First Bank in connection with an ongoing investigation into the embezzlement of Rs 645 crore from the bank accounts of the Haryana government, the Chandigarh Administration, and others, an official said on Tuesday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office, arrested Ribhav Rishi and Abhay Kumar on Monday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),2002, the official said.After t…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) again conducted raids at the residence of Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora in Sector 2, Chandigarh on Saturday morning, with around 20 vehicles and heavy security personnel deployed during the operation.According to ED sources, the agency is carrying out search operations at four premises linked to Sanjeev Arora and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The searches are being conducted across Chandigarh an…
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) The ED seized Rs 67.50 lakh in cash, incriminating documents, including property sale deeds, and digital devices during searches at six premises in Goa in connection with an over Rs 17 crore bank loan fraud, an official said on Friday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji Zonal Office, conducted search operations at the premises under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a bank fraud case involving Crown Mineral …
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has intensified its probe into the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, conducting simultaneous search operations across multiple locations in the state and seizing cash and valuables worth approximately Rs 5.39 crore, officials said.According to an official statement, the Raipur Zonal Office of the ED carried out searches on April 30 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, covering 13 premises across Raip…