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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.

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Special PMLA Court in Chennai last month dropped proceedings linked to ED case against Singapore-born Buhari, heir to Dubai-based Coal and Oil Group.

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ED must press on with money laundering probe even if accused let off in original case, says ASG Raju

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Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju's remarks at agency's foundation day come in backdrop of special CBI court discharging all 23 accused including Kejriwal in excise policy case.

‘Used influence to protect betting operators’—ED raids premises linked to Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora

Mayank Kumar -
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ED case against I-PAC co-founder Chandel: ‘Only 50% of fee by cheque, unaccounted cash for poll spending’

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The PMLA case stems from fresh FIR filed by Delhi Police’s EOW, alleging the directors of I-PAC hatched conspiracy, falsified accounts & handled unaccounted funds.

Facing ED heat in laundering case, ex-Haryana minister Kanda cites Delhi Police raids as defence

Mayank Kumar -
ED has alleged ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda received Rs 54 crore from a real estate firm under probe. Kanda was arrested in 2012 airhostess suicide case, and acquitted in 2023.

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

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Resolution professional is appointed to conduct insolvency resolution process and manage negotiation between creditors and debtors under corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP).

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

Shweta Tripathi -
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

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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.
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