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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicEconomic Offences Wing

Topic: Economic Offences Wing

How HC punched holes in ED, EoW probe, granted bail to Chhattisgarh ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son

Chhattisgarh HC granted bail to Chaitanya in two liquor scam cases probed by EOW & ED.  It is alleged the ‘scam’ took place during Bhupesh Baghel's tenure as CM.

Excise case: EOW cites ‘coal deal bid for brother-in-law’ to show influence of Bhupesh Baghel’s son

Chhattisgarh EOW's charge sheet says Bhupesh Baghel’s son was 'controlling player' who pocketed Rs 200-250 cr. Chaitanya's lawyer calls allegations 'move to prejudice case further'.

Madhya Pradesh school teacher found to own assets worth Rs 8.36 crore, 20 times his lifetime salary

An Economics Offence Wing investigation revealed that though the teacher’s lifetime earnings were Rs 38 lakh, his disproportionate assets included immovable assets worth Rs 7.70 crore.

Tamil Nadu’s 2nd richest LS candidate Devanathan arrested in cheating case after ‘over 100 complaints’

T Devanathan Yadav, founder of Indhiya Makkal Kalvi Munnetra Kazhagam, unsuccessfully contested LS polls from Sivaganga on behalf of BJP. He had declared assets worth Rs 206 crore.

NEET paper leak: Bihar EOU finds burnt booklet ‘100% match’ with original T3 set, says envelop ‘tampered’

Bihar Police traced box & envelope in which the T3 set was dispatched, found that envelope was 'torn on rear side & re-sealed', it is learnt. Courier company Blue Dart under scanner.

Delhi Police EOW arrests retired JNU employee for ‘duping 13 professors of Rs 11 crore over 10 yrs’

PD Gaikwad, 63, allegedly defrauded JNU & IIT professors on pretext of providing affordable housing through project under DDA.

Ashneer Grover, Madhuri Jain stopped at Delhi airport ‘due to LOC’. BharatPe co-founder says ‘no drama’

Businessman was headed to US. In May, Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing had registered an FIR against the couple & ‘family members’ for committing alleged fraud of Rs 81 crore.

‘Web of deceit, deep-rooted conspiracy’: Delhi police file FIR against Ashneer Grover, wife

Former BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover & wife Madhuri Jain have been accused of committing fraud of Rs 81 cr through 'payments to bogus HR consultants based out of Panipat'.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.