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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.

What’s the Gurugram land deal case in which ED has summoned Robert Vadra

Mayank Kumar -
The case for which Robert Vadra appeared before officers at the ED headquarters in New Delhi Tuesday concerns a 3.5-acre land acquired in Gurugram, Haryana.

Robert Vadra appears before ED in Gurugram land case, claims ‘political vendetta’

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Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said that whenever he does something good for the people, the opposition tries to suppress him.

Diamond merchant Mehul Choksi put under provisional arrest in Belgium, India seeks extradition

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Request was made by CBI to Belgian authorities following which they moved to make provisional arrest of fugitive diamantaire, ThePrint has learnt. Choksi is wanted in PNB fraud case.

ED issues notices to take possession of immovable assets worth Rs 661 cr in Congress-Herald case

PTI -
The notices have been affixed at “conspicuous part of these properties” and primarily seek vacation of the premises to be taken over by the ED.

ED raids TN minister KN Nehru, his MP son in Rs 30 crore bank loan fraud case linked to family firm

Mayank Kumar -
Searches on at various places belonging to minister & his relatives in Chennai & Trichy. Real estate firm True Value Homes is in focus of ED action.

ED raids Empuraan co-producer’s chit fund firm to probe alleged FEMA violations worth Rs 1,000 cr

Mayank Kumar -
The agency is also 'examining' multiple cases of cheating & forgery filed against the Chennai-based firm by various state police forces, it is learnt.

Once Mayawati, Akhilesh & Yogi’s top-performing IAS officer, now under ED radar—Who is Abhishek Prakash

Mayank Kumar -
Prakash has been suspended as CEO of Invest UP for allegedly demanding a bribe for a solar project contract. The 2006 batch officer has held several key positions in UP administration.

ED busts firm run by Noida couple selling adult content to Cyprus-based porn sites

Mayank Kumar -
Subdigi Ventures allegedly received Rs 15.6 crore worth of illegal remittances from Technius Limited, which runs adult websites like Xhamster and Stripchat.

Money trail in IAS Sanjeev Hans case leads ED to senior Bihar govt officials, massive stash of cash

Mayank Kumar -
Action came after names of these officials surfaced during interrogation of Patna-based ‘middleman’ in a money laundering probe against suspended IAS officer Sanjeev Hans.

Arrest of scrap dealer who ‘channelled funds’ to SDPI, letter to EC—ED tightens noose around PFI

Mayank Kumar -
ED says its probe will establish whether SDPI, political arm of banned outfit PFI, would be named as accused under money laundering law. PFI was banned for 5 years in 2022.
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