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Kolkata, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal, is also currently examining the hawala aspect related to the diversion of illicit proceeds overseas. Sources aware of the development said the investigating officials have secured some specific information that part of the proceeds of the crime in the alleged scam were diverted to neighbouring Bangladesh and Dubai through the hawala route. The probe offi ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Suspended Chhattisgarh officer and former deputy secretary to ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel, Saumya Chaurasia, was sent on a three day remand by a special PMLA court in Raipur on Wednesday, a day after after she was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged ₹3,200-crore liquor scam. The agency had sought her custodial remand for further interrogation. According to officials, Chaurasia was summoned to the agency's zonal office in Raipur on Tuesday in connection with a money-launderin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has busted a multi-state cyber hawala syndicate with suspected cross-border linkages and arrested a key member from Lucknow, officials said on Monday. The syndicate came to light during the investigation of a complaint filed by a 61-year-old man who was cheated of Rs 33.10 lakh through a fraudulent online investment scheme, a senior police officer said. During the probe, it was found that the defrauded amount was systematically routed through multiple bank accounts ...Read More >
Shimla, Dec 14 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) continues search operations at multiple locations in Kangra and Mandi districts of Himachal in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency fraud, significantly stepping up its money-laundering investigation into large-scale cheating of investors. ED teams, assisted by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, conducted early-morning raids at Sundernagar in Mandi district and Nagrota Bagwan in Kangra district on Saturday which lasted till ...Read More >
Enforcement Directorate launched searches across Delhi-NCR and Jaipur Friday in a major money laundering probe linked to an over 80 kg cocaine seizure. The operation targets at least five locations as part of an investigation into a Rs 900 crore drug haul from last year. Hawala operators were previously arrested in connection with the party drug intended for Australia. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR and Jaipur in a drug trafficking-linked mone ...Read More >
Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani will appear virtually before the Enforcement Directorate. He received a summons under FEMA related to a 2010 highway project. The ED is investigating alleged hawala transactions of Rs 100 crore. Ambani's spokesperson stated he will fully cooperate. The matter concerns a road contractor and a domestic contract. The highway project is now with the NHAI. Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has offered to appear before the Enforcement Directorate through "virtual ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh, an alleged key player in the drug trafficking network operated by the Dawood Ibrahim gang, has been arrested by the crime branch and remanded in police custody till October 30, officers aware of the matter told Hindustan Times. Shaikh, an alleged associate of fugitive drug lord Salim Dola, was taken into custody by the Mumbai police crime branch shortly after his deportation from Dubai, the officers said. "Shaikh was a key link between the Dawood Ibrahim g ...Read More >
The Economic Offences Wing of Odisha police busted a major Ponzi scam to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore spread across the country with arresting one of the operators on the charge of having deceived more than Rs 92 lakh lifetime savings of a senior citizen. The accused Pratap Kumar Rout, who operated as Hedgex Fund LLP was arrested from Cuttack and was remanded to judicial custody under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code sections, Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, Informa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch claimed to have arrested the Odisha head of 'Hedgex Fund', a firm accused of duping around three lakh depositors in 10 states to a tune of over Rs 1,000 crore on the promise of hefty returns, from Cuttack Saturday. Pratap Kumar Rout has been booked under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120-B of the IPC, 4, 5, and 6 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, and 21(1)( ...Read More >
As whispers spread and local reporters arrived at the scene, the story exploded. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Five police officers, including a senior woman officer, were arrested in Madhya Pradesh for corruption * Rs 3 crore hawala cash was seized secretly but only Rs 1.45 crore was officially reported * An alleged deal was made to split the money, but missing cash led to the scandal's exposure Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Wh ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Seoni district court on Friday rejected bail applications of all 11 accused in the Rs 1.45 crore hawala loot case, officials said. On October 15, Seoni police arrested 10 accused, including the SDOP and station in-charge of Bandol police station. One absconding accused was later arrested. The court had earlier granted a two-day police remand for all 11. During the remand, police collected several pieces of evidence related to the loot. Meanwhile, the accused filed ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Hearing a Habeas Corpus petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court principal bench in Jabalpur on Wednesday directed the MP Police to escort hawala trader Sohanlaol Parmar to Jalna in Maharashtra. The petition was filed on Tuesday by Gangabai Parmar, who sought her husband's presence in court. The petitioner claimed that the corpus (Sohanlaol) was not arrested by Seoni police and was merely made to accompany the police party for investigation purposes in the Seoni hawala m ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched 17 premises in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Wednesday (October 8) as part of a big operation related to a case of smuggling luxury cars and breaching foreign exchange restrictions. The police searched the houses and belongings of Malayalam cinema stars Amit Chakkalakkal, Dulquer Salmaan, and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The operation covered 17 premises, including the residences and establishments of film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Amit Chak ...Read More >
Ferozepur: Ferozepur police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-based narco-hawala syndicate by seizing 5.15 kg heroin and Rs 29.2 lakh in drug money from two men.Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the two handlers arrested during the operation were identified as Sajan and Resham. Both were in contact with smugglers based in Pakistan and handled large-scale heroin supply and hawala transactions in Ferozepur and surrounding areas, he said.Yadav called the arrests ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted two men for involvement in the illegal human trafficking from India to the US via the 'dunki' route, officials said on Thursday. Sunny, a resident of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh) and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Peeragardhi, New Delhi, have been named in the chargesheet filed on Wednesday in a NIA special court in Mohali, they said. The duo have been charged with illegal human trafficking and cheating i ...Read More >
The agency suspects that certain celebrities may have indirectly promoted or endorsed the app. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Actor Urvashi Rautela appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for questioning on 1xBet * The ED is investigating alleged money laundering linked to the banned betting app 1xBet * Former cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, and actor Sonu Sood were also summoned by the ED Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To B ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned actor and model Urvashi Rautela in a money laundering case linked to an online betting and gaming platform named 1xbet, official sources said. The 31-year-old is the India ambassador of the platform, registered in the Caribbean island of Curacao. The federal probe agency has recorded her statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said. The ED has questioned crickete ...Read More >
PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate has seized Indian currency to the tune of ₹2.25 crore in cash apart from foreign currency during searches carried out on Sunday and Monday at 15 premises in Goa, Mumbai, Rajkot and the National Capital Region, including Delhi, the agency said in a statement. The searches were carried out at premises related to Big Daddy Casino, M/s. Golden Globe Hotels Pvt. Ltd., and M/s. Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Golden Globe Hotels Pvt. Ltd. run two ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is soon expected to attach assets worth crores of rupees of certain sportspersons and actors under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to an online betting and gaming platform. Official sources said that an investigation into the case related to a portal, '1xBet', has found that some of these celebrities utilised the endorsement fee paid to them for acquiring a variety of assets which qualified as the "proceeds of crime" under the a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Widening its probe into an alleged illegal online betting linked money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned cricketers Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh, and actor Sonu Sood for questioning, officials said Tuesday. Uthappa (39), Singh (43) and Sood (52) have been asked to depose beginning next week at the agency's headquarter investigation unit in Delhi and get their statements recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 16: In the 1xBet illegal betting app case, Bengali actor Ankush Hazra and former MP Mimi Chakraborty submitted their respective documents to the Enforcement Directorate here on Tuesday, said an ED source, adding that former cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa and actor Sonu Sood may be questioned on September 23. The Bengali actor and politician were asked to share personal documents and questioned in relation to the endorsements that they did for a betting app, said a sourc ...Read More >
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty appeared before Enforcement Directorate's (ED) New Delhi office with her lawyer on Monday in connection with the agency's betting app probe. She was questioned for nearly nine hours.Chakraborty entered the office after 10.30am, left at 8pm, and did not speak to waiting reporters. She recorded her statements with ED, which is investigating the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Chakraborty allegedly endorsed the betting appli ...Read More >
Amritsar: Police claimed to have busted a cross-border arms smuggling module, with the arrest of its six members and recovery of six sophisticated weapons and Rs 5.75 lakh hawala money, said Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday.The accused are Pargat Singh of Vaan Tara Singh village in Tarn Taran; Ajaybir Singh, Karanbir Singh, Shri Ram, and Mehakpreet Singh, all four residents of Amritsar; and Dinesh Kumar of Adampur, Jalandhar. The recovered weapons include one 9MM G ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen funds worth around Rs 110 crore in multiple bank accounts during searches at 17 locations across eight cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Surat, Madurai, Kanpur, and Hyderabad. This was part of its money laundering probe into the Cyprus-based illegal online betting platform Parimatch. The searches, conducted on August 12 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, are linked to an ongoing investigation into the plat ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate conducted multi-state searches across 15 locations, including Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, as part of a money laundering investigation. This probe targets the Parimatch betting app, accused of defrauding users of approximately Rs 2,000 crore. The funds were allegedly laundered through mule accounts, payment aggregators, crypto wallets, and ATM withdrawals. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted multi-state searches as part of a money laundering investigation ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Funds worth Rs 110 crore kept in mule bank accounts have been frozen and 1,200 mule credit cards were seized following recent searches against the Indian operations of a Cyprus-based "illegal" online betting platform named Parimatch, the Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday. Parimatch app, as per the federal probe agency, gained visibility in the country through "aggressive" marketing, including sponsorship of sports tournaments and partnerships with well-known celeb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Six people, including the kingpin, were arrested dismantling a pan-India counterfeit life-saving drug syndicate here that used social media platforms to connect with new suppliers and customers, officials said on Wednesday. The accused identified as Rajesh Mishra (52), Parmanand (50), two brothers - Md Alam (35) and Md Saleem (42), Md Zuvaier (29) and Prem Shankar Prajapati (25), were allegedly involved in the illegal manufacture, packaging, and distribution of fake life- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached two immovable properties belonging to Mohammad Yunus a.k.a Manjro -- an accused in the 2015 double murder of BJP workers in Gujarat's Bharuch district. Acting on the orders of the NIA Special Court in Ahmedabad, the agency carried out the attachment under Section 33(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in case RC-13/2015/NIA/DLI. The seized properties include Yunus' residential house located at War ...Read More >
As per the ED, illegal online betting platforms have been defrauding the public, laundering large sums of money, and evading taxes running into crores of rupees. India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned representatives from Google and Meta as part of an ongoing money laundering probe into illegal online betting platforms, ANI reported on Saturday, citing official sources. According to ANI, the representatives of the two global tech firms have been asked to appear before the agency on ...Read More >
In a major crackdown, Agra Police have busted a religious conversion syndicate, marking the second such racket exposed in the city. This was revealed by DGP Rajeev Krishna during a press conference in Lucknow. A total of 10 individuals involved in illegal religious conversions have been arrested from Agra. The arrests were made following coordinated raids across six states. According to the DGP, the investigation has uncovered links to organisations like PFI and SDPI, as well as connections to ...Read More >
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