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TopicEnforcement Directorate

Topic: Enforcement Directorate

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a central agency working directly under the Ministry of Finance, tasked with investigating and enforcing laws related to financial offenses. Its origin goes back to 1 May, 1956, when an Enforcement Unit was formed in the Department of Economic Affairs for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947. The following year, this Unit was renamed as Enforcement Directorate.

The ED’s mandate encompasses investigating offenses under significant legislative frameworks such as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Foreign Exchange Management Act of 1999 (FEMA), and the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act of 2018 (FEOA). The agency investigates individuals and entities involved in financial wrongdoing. This may include tracing illicit funds, seizing assets acquired through illegal means, and prosecuting offenders to ensure accountability and deterrence.

Headquartered in New Delhi, the ED operates through a network of regional offices in Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata.

Betting app probe: ‘Email trail on BCCI contracts’ at centre of ED’s charges against Dhawan & Raina

Mayank Kumar -
On Thursday, the ED attached former India cricketer Suresh Raina’s Rs 6.64 crore, and earlier, it had attached Shikhar Dawan’s Rs 4.45 crore.

ED attaches Rs 11 cr worth of assets of Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan in PMLA probe into betting app

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Mutual fund investments of Rs 6.64 crore held in Raina's name and an immovable property valued at Rs 4.5 crore in Dhawan's name were attached, says ED spokesperson.

FATF cites ED’s restitution to Rose Valley, IREO depositors in paper on global best practices

Mayank Kumar -
ED welcomed FATF mentions, saying ‘inclusion of Indian examples, references to ED’s practices underlines credibility of India’s enforcement mechanisms’.

3 yrs after IPO, ED digs out Varanium Cloud’s ‘pump & dump scheme, 150 shell firms, 400 mule accounts’

Mayank Kumar -
ED claims to have busted racket of illegal diversion of public funds after the tech firm raised Rs 36.6 cr in IPO in 2022. Probe stems from FIRs against promoter Harshavardhan Sabale.

Quashing plea by AgustaWestland accused, Delhi HC flags ‘disturbing trend’ of media sensationalism

Ruchi Bhattar -
Judgment says even the most innocuous remarks by the court, which may or may not be connected with the case being heard, are sometimes reported to merely create sensation.

In another order expanding PMLA scope, HC notes how ‘legal transaction’ can generate ‘proceeds of crime’

Akshat Jain -
Delhi HC was hearing ED's plea against a single-judge order that had quashed attachment of assets worth Rs 122.74 cr of Prakash Industries, the company allotted the Fatehpur coal block.

ED attaches Rs 4,462 cr Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City once owned by Anil Ambani, ‘more action likely’

Mayank Kumar -
ED money laundering probe found lapses & regulatory violations by at least 3 group companies once managed by Anil Ambani, including RCom. Prosecution complaint against Anil Ambani imminent.

Supreme Court throws its weight behind lawyer-client privilege. Here’s what the new guidelines say

Bhadra Sinha -
The court, taking suo motu cognisance of a Gujarat Police summons, says investigating agencies cannot interrogate lawyers for information on accused.

No proof of unfair trial in India, says Belgian court rejecting Mehul Choksi plea against extradition

Bismee Taskin -
Court order says Choksi could not prove his claims of political bias, lack of independence in Indian judiciary, torture in Indian jails. Choksi can still appeal against extradition in Belgian SC.

OctaFx app founder Prozorov who duped Indians of Rs 5,000 cr held in Spain, ED to pursue extradition

Mayank Kumar -
Russian national was duping thousands in many countries. Investigations in India began in 2022. OctaFx once trading partner of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, endorsed by TV stars.
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