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Mumbai: Former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) commissioner Anil Pawar, who spent nearly two months in jail in connection with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering probe into illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar region, on Monday appealed to the government to revoke his suspension and reinstate him. "I was suspended because I was in custody for more than 48 hours. But my arrest was illegal - the high court has said this. Even the Supreme Court refused to stay th ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 27: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories in the suo moto case concerning the rising menace of "digital arrest" scams, where fraudsters impersonate police and judicial officers using forged court orders to extort money from citizens. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed all state governments to submit details of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in connection with such scams and remarked, "We are not is ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate Hyderabad zonal office on Friday attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹12.6 crore belonging to Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Private Limited (SIVIPL), its former director Sandu Purnachandra Rao, his family members, and associated entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The action follows investigations triggered by multiple FIRs filed by Telangana police against SIVIPL and its promoters, based on complaints from investors alleging ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets valued at ₹67.79 crore in connection with its money laundering investigation against M/s Corporate Power Limited and its promoters-directors Manoj Jayaswal, Abhijeet Jayaswal, Abhishek Jayaswal, and others. The attachment, made under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, includes bank balances, land parcels, buildings, flats and commercial spaces spread across Maharashtr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate Hyderabad zonal office on Friday attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹12.6 crore belonging to Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Private Limited (SIVIPL), its former director Sandu Purnachandra Rao, his family members, and associated entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The action follows investigations triggered by multiple FIRs filed by Telangana police against SIVIPL and its promoters, based on complaints from investors alleging ...Read More >
"Shaniwar Wada is a historic site. It is a symbol of our victory, the centre from which the Maratha Empire expanded from Attock to Cuttack. If someone comes here and recites Namaz, we will not tolerate it...," Kulkarni wrote on X in the aftermath of the incident, invoking criticism not only from the Opposition but also from her Mahayuti partners. On Tuesday, Shiv Sena (Shinde)-BJP union leader Ravindra Dhangekar targeted Medha Kulkarni, accusing her of disturbing the peace and harmony of Pune. ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. In a provocative statement, laced with sarcasm, Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, suggested that President Donald Trump and Bitcoin's (BTC) creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, could be the same person. This came in the wake of a presidential pardon granted to CZ, as announced by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The pardon was described as ...Read More >
The Delhi Police discovered the new modus operandi while probing the case. Three people have been arrested so far When Debjani Das Choudhary's phone rang on a humid July morning, she had no reason to suspect anything was amiss. The nursing officer at a government hospital in Delhi answered the call which left her panicking: the caller said her name had allegedly surfaced in the money-laundering case filed against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal. Within hours, police said, Debjani transferred ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 24 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Tamil film actors K Srikanth and Krishna Kumar for questioning in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged cocaine trafficking case. Both the actors were arrested and released on conditional bail by the Madras High Court for allegedly hosting a drug party where cocaine, a banned narcotics drug, was said to have been supplied. Reports said while Srikanth is scheduled to appear before the ED on October 27, Krish ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 24 (ANI): A major political rift has surfaced within the Mahayuti alliance after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ravindra Dhangekar levelled a series of serious allegations against Union Minister of State (MoS) and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol. In his statement, Dhangekar accused Mohol of involvement in the Jain Hostel land purchase case, claiming there are multiple pieces of evidence linking the minister to the deal. He further accused Mohol of misusing his position durin ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Tamil film actors K Srikanth and Krishna Kumar to appear before the agency in relation to a money laundering probe into the cocaine peddling case registered by the Greater Chennai Police, sources said on Thursday. Srikanth has been asked to appear for questioning on October 28 and Krishna Kumar on October 29 before the ED's office in Nungambakkam, the sources added. GCP had filed a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Tamil actors K Srikant and Krishna Kumar for questioning in connection with an alleged cocaine case early next week, officials said on Friday. ED's Chennai zonal office issued the summons to both the actors to depose before the investigators by Monday and Tuesday. As per the officials privy to the development, both Srikant and Kumar have been asked to join the ongoing investigation into the alleged case and recor ...Read More >
A Lucknow bench said that it was of the considered view that there was no ground to interfere in the proceedings under the PMLA against the petitioners in exercise of its powers under section 482 CrPC. The bench, however, clarified that the observations of the verdict would not affect the trial proceedings, according to an order made available on Wednesday. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order recently on October 17, dismissing the petition filed by the cooperative society and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Even if one FIR is closed, the existence of other FIRs with the same or similar allegations will be valid ground for continuation of ED's investigation under PMLA, Allahabad high court has ruled while dismissing a petition of Sahara group companies, which sought to restrict the ED from probing allegations of money laundering on the grounds that the predicate offence in this case was missing given that the original FIR was closed in 2020. In the Sahara case, the HC took cognisance of E ...Read More >
Bengaluru - CrowdStrike released the 2025 APJ eCrime Landscape Report, exposing a thriving Chinese-language underground ecosystem and the rise of AI-enhanced ransomware operations. Despite the Chinese government's internet restrictions and eCrime crackdown, anonymized marketplaces remain central to cybercrime activity across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). This ecosystem provides a safe haven for Chinese-speaking actors to buy and sell stolen credentials, phishing kits, malware, and money-launderi ...Read More >
A 72-year-old Mumbai businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 58 crore in a 'digital arrest' scam, one of the largest such cyber frauds reported involving an individual. Fraudsters posing as ED and CBI officials intimidated him and his wife via video calls, claiming he was involved in a money laundering case, and pressured him to transfer money to multiple bank accounts over two months. A 72-year-old businessman in Mumbai has allegedly been duped of a staggering Rs 58 crore in a 'digital arrest' s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The Patiala house court on Saturday rejected the plea of Ashok Kumar Pal, CFO of Reliance Power, challenging his arrest in the money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate has apprehended him in connection with this case. He is being held in judicial custody after undergoing ED interrogation. Special judge Kiran Gupta rejected the plea moved by Ashok Kumar Pal. Also Read | Diwali 2025 Bank Holidays: Banks To Remain Closed on These Dates in Fourth Week ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Guwahati to honor the late singer Zubeen Garg. He will visit Garg's resting place and meet his family. Meanwhile, the Baksa region faces unrest after clashes erupted when accused in Garg's death case were moved. Police have cancelled leaves and suspended internet services. The Chief Minister stated a team will travel to Singapore for justice. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will arrive in Guwahati on Friday to pay tribute to the late singer Zubeen Ga ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled a strategic plan to set up advanced, globally recognized prisons in each state for fugitives, aiming to enhance the justice system. He proposes revoking the passports of those with Interpol red notices, a move designed to hinder their international travel and mitigate the risk of them evading accountability. New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday suggested the creation of a special prison for fugitives in each state that meets internation ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): A two-day conference on 'fugitives-challenges-and-strategies">Extradition of Fugitives-Challenges and Strategies' was organised by CBI on October 16 and 17, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam. The conference was inaugurated by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on October 16, 2025, said CBI sources. Union Home Minister emphasised the need for concerted effort of all the agencies to bring the wanted fugitives from abroad to face justice in India. He specific ...Read More >
Mumbai: The fraudsters who coerced a couple to pay them Rs 58 crore allegedly kept them under digital arrest for 40 days and used elaborate tactics to convince them that they were under investigation by central agencies. As per the police probe, the money trail leads to China and Cambodia, indicating a transnational cybercrime network. Twenty-seven mule bank accounts were allegedly used to route the funds, which were layered across multiple shell entities before being moved overseas.According to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested 12 members of a well-organised cybercrime network allegedly involved in digital arrest frauds, fake investment rackets and online romance scams, which defrauded victims of over Rs 2.6 crore, an official said on Friday. The arrests came following a week-long coordinated operation, spanning Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, he said. In one case in south Delhi, an elderly victim was defrauded of Rs 42.49 lakh after fraudsters, posing a ...Read More >
The court dismissed a writ petition filed by the MLA's wife, challenging the arrest as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of fundamental rights In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court has upheld the arrest of Chitradurga district legislator KC Veerendra, also known as Puppy, by the Enforcement Directorate's Bengaluru zonal office, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The court dismissed a writ petition filed by the Congress MLA's wife, RD Chaitra, challenging ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, on Thursday conducted searches at 20 premises located in Bengaluru, Hosapete, and Gurugram in Haryana in connection with the alleged illegal iron ore export through the Belekeri port, the ED stated in an official release. The investigation under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, has been initiated based on the FIRs registered and charge sheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s Bengaluru Zonal Office has conducted search operations under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at 20 premises located and attached properties worth Rs 12.80 crore in connection with Belekeri iron ore export case, the official statement said on Friday. The raids were conducted in Bengaluru on Thursday in Hospet and Gurugram in connection with illegal iron ore export through Belekeri Port in Kar ...Read More >
The office of the additional director general of police, Maharashtra Cyber, serves as the nodal agency for cybersecurity and cybercrime enforcement in the state. Digital arrest frauds, in which organised syndicates impersonate government or law enforcement officials to extort large sums from citizens, have been increasingly prevalent in recent months, with fraudsters mostly targeting senior citizens and duping them of substantial amounts of money. In the latest case, a 72-year-old senior citize ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 71 crore in connection with a major scam linked to illegal construction in the Vasai-Virar belt, part of which, Rs 44 crore, belongs to IAS officer Anil Pawar, reported TOI. The investigation revolves around 41 unauthorised buildings, which the Bombay High Court had ordered demolished. Central to the case is Bharti Pawar, wife of Anil Pawar, who has been named by the ED for allegedly fronting a portion of the scam worth Rs 169.6 ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Actor Shilpa Shetty on Thursday withdrew her application before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad, after the bench expressed its unwillingness to grant her relief. Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra have approached the court challenging Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued against them by the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with a ₹60.48-crore cheating case. Appearing before a division bench of chief justice Shree Chandrashekhar ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order declaring the arrest of former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as illegal and ordering his immediate release from jail. ED sources said they have also requested the apex court to stay the high court order during pendency of their Special Leave Petition (SLP) and the plea has been posted for hearing on Friday. ED officials, however, refused to ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court, while terming the arrest of former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", has held that there is no prima facie case against him and that the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) stand is "speculative and based on hazy facts". Lack of Tangible Evidence A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, on Wednesday, set aside Pawar's arrest, observing that the ED lacked "tangible material" to justify his de ...Read More >
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