Latest Prevention of Corruption Act News & Updates

New Delhi/Itanagar, April 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint (SPC) before a court in Arunachal Pradesh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a Rs 44.98 crore land acquisition compensation scam linked to the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), involving the alleged fraudulent diversion of government funds.The Trans-Arunachal Highway is a major 2,407-km-long, two-lane highway project trav…

Indore, April 1 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against Ram Patidar, proprietor of M/s Narmada Sheit Grih, and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Indore. In a press note issued on Wednesday, the agency said it has requested the Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) to issue notices to Ram Patidar and other accused persons on March 31, 2026.The development follows an investigation based o…

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…

Patna, March 31 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption crackdown in Bihar, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducted simultaneous raids on multiple premises linked to two senior government officials across several districts on Tuesday.The EOU carried out search operations at a total of 12 locations — six each connected to DSP (Kishanganj) Gautam Kumar and DRDA Director (Saharsa) Vaibhav Kumar.The raids were conducted across Patna, Purnea, Kishanganj, Saharsa, and Muzaffarpur.The raid was launched …

Ranchi, March 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, has filed a charge-sheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against four individuals accused of laundering illicit proceeds linked to corruption in coal transportation. The complaint was submitted on March 26, 2026, before the Special Judge, CBI-cum-PMLA Court, Ranchi.The accused include Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Assistant Security Sub-Inspector at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL); his wife Poona…

Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 83.24 lakh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The action comes in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Prabhakar Shukla, Assistant Manager (Survey) at South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Korba, Chhattisgarh, a press release said on Friday. The investigation was initiated following an…

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Reliance Telecom Ltd., its then Directors Satish Seth and Gautam B. Doshi, along with unknown public servants and others, in connection with an alleged bank fraud case involving State Bank of India (SBI) amounting to Rs 114.98 crore.According to officials, the agency has invoked charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code, along with provisions related to criminal misconduc…

Jaipur, March 26 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau, Rajasthan, on Thursday arrested a Police Constable and a private person for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at Kathumar Police Station in Alwar district.The action was taken following directions from the Anti-Corruption Bureau Headquarters. According to Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Govind Gupta, the arrests were made after a complaint was received on the Anti-Corruption Bureau helpline (1064).The complainant alleged …

Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Wednesday, trapped and arrested a ‘naib tehsildar’ (executive magistrate) in Anantnag district while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, officials said. A statement by the J&K ACB said that it has trapped and arrested a Naib Tehsildar posted in the Arwani area of Anantnag district for demanding and accepting a bribe in connection with a land inheritance mutation case.The ACB received a written complaint th…

Indore, March 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s Indore Sub-Zonal Office has provisionally attached three immovable properties valued at around Rs 4 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a significant bank fraud case. The attached assets are agricultural lands located in Dhar and Khargone districts of Madhya Pradesh. The action targets Ram Patidar, proprietor of M/s Narmada Sheit Grih based in Dhar. The ED launched its probe following an FI…