Prevention of Money Laundering Act

What Is PMLA Section 45 That Arvind Kejriwal Thinks Will Disintegrate BJP If Abolished?

CM Arvind Kejriwal said that if Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) is abolished, half of the BJP leaders would leave the party. 

Feb 19, 2024, 09:04 AM IST

Know About PMLA Section 19 Under Which Enforcement Directorate Can Arrest Arvind Kejriwal

Section 19 of the PMLA allows any authorised ED officer to arrest a person basis of material in his possession indicating the involvement of the said person in an illegal act. 

Jan 04, 2024, 10:01 AM IST

What Is Tamil Nadu's Cash For Job Case? Who Is Senthil Balaji?

Balaji's arrest followed a rigorous round of questioning, and he is currently admitted to a government hospital due to health concerns. 

Jun 14, 2023, 16:29 PM IST

ED Attaches Congress MP Karti Chidamabaram's Assets Worth Rs 11.04 Crore In Money Laundering Case

Karti Chidamabaram, son of former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidamabaram, is a sitting MP from Sivaganga Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu and was arrested in the INX case both by the CBI as well as the ED. 

Apr 18, 2023, 20:47 PM IST

Odisha honeytrap case: ED gets 6 day remand of Archana-Jagabandhu in connection with sex scandal

Following this complaint, some purportedly obscene pictures of Parija with a woman went viral in social media, details below.

Dec 14, 2022, 07:54 AM IST

Satyendar Jain money laundering case: Delhi Court rejects AAP leader's bail plea

The prosecution complaint (charge sheet) filed by the ED in connection with the money laundering case against Jain, his wife, and eight others, including four firms, was recently taken into consideration by the court.

Nov 17, 2022, 14:27 PM IST

Supreme Court to deliver verdict on pleas challenging Money Laundering Act amid ED questioning of Sonia Gandhi

The petitioners` name includes politician Karti Chidambaram and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti among others. The petitions raised multiple issues including one of the absences of procedure to commence investigation and summoning and the accused is not made aware of the contents of the Enforcement Case Information Report.

Jul 27, 2022, 07:29 AM IST

ED raids multiple locations in money laundering probe linked to Maha minister Anil Parab, others

Enforcement Directorate conducts raids at seven locations in Pune and Mumbai of Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab. 

May 26, 2022, 10:27 AM IST

Banks receive Rs 18,000 crore from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi; check how much is left

Mehta submitted before a bench that the total proceeds of crimes in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases pending before the top court amounts to Rs 67,000 crore.

Feb 23, 2022, 19:13 PM IST

ED conducts searches in Mumbai in underworld-linked action, raids Dawood Ibrahim's sister's residence

The ED action is based on a recent FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind and fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and some independent intelligence inputs received by the former agency, they said.

Feb 15, 2022, 13:32 PM IST

Mobile apps payments fraud case: Enforcement Directorate attaches funds worth over Rs 40 crore

Enforcement Directorate has said that it has attached funds worth Rs 40.64 crore as part of a money-laundering probe in connection with a case of cheating gullible depositors through fake mobile phone applications linked to payment gateways.

Dec 22, 2021, 20:55 PM IST

Record 3,000 kg heroin haul in Mundra Port: ED to take up money laundering probe

Sources say the case may be registered any time this week or next as the matter was discussed in a meeting chaired by ED Director Sanjay Mishra this week. The record recovery is stated to be the single largest seizure of heroin in the country so far 

Sep 23, 2021, 12:19 PM IST

ED searches Kolkata tourism firm's office in connection with multi-crore coal pilferage scam

ED is probing the money laundering aspect of the scam, local coal operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect in the case.

Sep 04, 2021, 21:42 PM IST

Narada sting case: ED files prosecution complaint against four TMC leaders, IPS officer under PMLA

All of the accused have been summoned to be present before the court on November 16.

Sep 02, 2021, 17:18 PM IST

ED arrests PISL managing director V Satish Kumar in Rs 3,316 crore bank fraud case

V Satish Kumar was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002, with the connivance of his sister Hima Bindu B, MD of VMC Systems Limited, a Hyderabad-based telecom equipment manufacturer. 

Aug 19, 2021, 16:27 PM IST

Money laundering: Enforcement Directorate arrests two aides of ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

Anil Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde have been arrested, after about nine hours of questioning, under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Jun 26, 2021, 09:11 AM IST

ED crackdown on Chinese loan apps, attaches Rs 76.67 crore of 7 companies

The agency initiated an investigation on the basis of various FIRs registered by CID, Bengaluru on the complaints received from various customers who had availed loan and faced harassment from the recovery agents of the money lending companies.

May 11, 2021, 19:40 PM IST

Coal block case: ED attaches properties worth Rs 1.2 crore of Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited

The Enforcement Directorate initiated an investigation on the basis of FIR registered by CBI and the charge sheet has also been filed by CBI against Jharkhand Ispat Private Limited and its Directors. A Special Court convicted JIPL and its directors along with imposing a fine on them in the CBI case.

 

Feb 23, 2021, 21:58 PM IST

PayPal fined Rs 96L as penalty for violating India's anti-money laundering processes

PayPal, which began India operations in November 2017, said it was fully committed to follow due processes and is "carefully reviewing the matter".

Dec 20, 2020, 22:14 PM IST

Delhi court issues non-bailable warrants against 4 absconding accused in Rs 565 crore international hawala case

Investigation conducted so far under PMLA has revealed that the accused hatched a criminal conspiracy to forge and fabricate documents in order to cause loss to the government exchequer.

Nov 03, 2020, 18:47 PM IST