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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.

Why ED arrest of resolution professional is rare case. ‘In insolvency, misuse isn’t plain-vanilla’

Ruchi Bhattar -
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DMK moves Madras HC seeking ED probe into Rs 4 cr seizure ‘linked’ to BJP leaders including TN chief

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DMK MP Girirajan has moved Madras HC seeking PMLA probe, alleging BJP leaders linked to Rs 3.98 crore seized in Tirunelveli in 2024. Plea wants ED to register a case and begin investigation.

ED’s arm reaches Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, properties worth Rs 1,700 cr attached in Mahadev betting case

Ananya Bhardwaj -
These attached properties, the ED said, belong to Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev Online Book betting app.

7 yrs on, ED begins process to return Faridabad’s SRS Group properties to 2,300 ‘genuine’ homebuyers

Mayank Kumar -
The restitution process of the properties valued at Rs 650 crore came after a Special PMLA court in Gurugram directed the agency to oversee the transfer.

After CBI, now ED seeks expunction of trial court’s remarks while discharging Kejriwal. What HC said

Khadija Khan -
HC issues notice to Arvind Kejriwal & 22 others discharged by trial court in excise policy case. ED says trial court made remarks against it even though it was not party to case.

After 2019 polls, YSRCP govt junked automated liquor supply system to favour firms paying ‘kickbacks’—ED

Samridhi Tewari -
The agency made the allegations on Friday after announcing the attachment of movable and immovable assets worth Rs 441.63 crore belonging to three prime accused.

‘Assumption of jurisdiction’—Why Delhi court junked ED chargesheet in UPA-era coal block allocation case

Mayank Kumar -
Special CBI judge holds prosecution’s case ‘self-contradictory and self-destructive’ after finding no nexus between share allotment and coal block fraud.

‘Tech support’ made US woman move $6.5 million to ‘Federal Reserve’ account. It was a scam run from NCR

Mayank Kumar -
California resident Michele Finch's millions landed in Hong Kong-based bank accounts controlled by businessmen allegedly running a fake call centre from NCR that duped foreign nationals.

Sugar mills, Pawars, petitions, ED & EOW probe—the many twists & turns in Rs 25,000 crore MSCB ‘scam’

Kasturi Walimbe -
As a special court accepted closure report filed by Economic Offences Wing, it weakens Enforcement Directorate's parallel money-laundering probe against big names in Maharashtra.

‘Inspired’ by Special 26, aided by help. Fake ED raid targets Delhi couple, real ED lawyer-kin saved them

Samridhi Tewari -
Rekha had been working for them for 3 years, gaining trust & access. She planned 'raid' for 5 months with eye on their money, & roped in an ITBP personnel & a retired armyman, both her kin. 
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