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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.

‘Didn’t inform local stations before, tried to intimidate’—WB Police counters ED’s charges on I-PAC raids

Mayank Kumar -
Senior West Bengal Police officers filed affidavits before the Supreme Court in response to ED’s writ petition, which alleged obstruction during the raid on I-PAC office in Kolkata last month.

‘Daughters’ US college fees paid from firm’s money’: ED charges against ex-director of Anil Ambani’s RCOM

Mayank Kumar -
The agency arrested Punit Garg Thursday under PMLA in connection with Rs 40,000-crore bank fraud and money laundering case involving RCOM & its subsidiaries. 

Goa nightclub fire: In sweeping raids, ED scans Luthra bros’ flow of bank funds, ‘forgery’ for licence

Mayank Kumar -
Raids held at locations linked to club owners Gaurav & Saurabh Luthra. Panchayat secretary Raghuvir Bagkar, ex-sarpanch Roshan Redkar, UK national Surinder Khosla also raided.

Under lens in I-PAC case, businessman moves SC to stop ED from accessing data on his seized phone

Bhadra Sinha -
Jitendra Kumar Mehta challenges ED’s move to seize and examine his mobile phone in the I-PAC case. SC issues notice to ED but refuses interim relief to petitioner.

‘Is ED a person?’ Two states move the Supreme Court

Khadija Khan -
Citing a 2003 Supreme Court judgment on Centre–state disputes, Kerala & Tamil Nadu governments contest Kerala HC ruling that allowed ED to invoke Article 226. 

340 ‘favourable’ transfers, ‘laundering’ of Rs 365 cr: ED’s new charges against Tamil Nadu minister

Mayank Kumar -
In its third dossier to Stalin govt, it gives details of alleged large-scale bribery taken for transfers, postings & money laundering involving KN Nehru's associates.

ED-Jharkhand Police face-off: HC raps cops, stays probe in assault case against agency officers

Mayank Kumar -
There was heavy police deployment outside Ranchi ED office Thursday. Some cops 'collected service records' of 2 officers facing allegation of assaulting ex-govt employee.

ED attaches Al-Falah, the Faridabad university under Red Fort blast shadow

Mayank Kumar -
Latest action will not affect students as Haryana govt will take over functioning of university and its affiliated colleges, say ED insiders.

After Mamata stunt in Bengal, ED faces Jharkhand chapter as cops gherao its Ranchi office

Mayank Kumar -
Ranchi police have booked two ED officers including an assistant director on complaint by former govt employee being probed by agency. ED officers have moved HC seeking quashing of FIR.

ED vs Mamata: SC says dispute ‘serious’, seeks Bengal CM’s response on ‘interference’ in I-PAC raid

Bhadra Sinha -
ED plea has urged SC to order CBI probe into ‘intrusion’ by Bengal government & its head in its money laundering probe against I-PAC, which provides political consultancy services to TMC.
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