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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.

Lokayukta FIR & activists’ complaint anchor of ED’s PMLA case against Siddaramaiah. What they say

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stands accused of using his position and clout to expedite the transfer of Rs 56 crore worth of government land to his wife for a nominal price of Rs 14,000.

Karnataka Police lodge FIR against Sitharaman, BJP leaders & ED officers over poll bond ‘extortion’

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FIR registered on special court's orders. Complaint alleges that accused 'committed extortion under guise & garb of electoral bonds', benefited to the tune of over Rs 8,000 crore.

Gaming app ‘scam’: In a 1st, ED attaches cryptocurrency worth Rs 25-cr in e-wallets of Chinese nationals

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ED is investigating FieWin app which allegedly defrauded users of Rs 400 crore. The money was routed from nearly 80 bank accounts of Indian users who put money in the app, agency said.

How ED uses publicly available info to identify money laundering, tactic behind 50% PMLA cases in 5 yrs

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Apart from social media posts, news reports & other open sources have also contributed massively to ED’s attempt to curb rerouting of illicit money over the last five years.

Gallery of 18 jailed in Delhi excise policy cases. 17 on bail, 1 still behind bars

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Liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru & AAP volunteer Chanpreet Singh Rayat got bail Monday. ThePrint details allegations against all accused, their arrest dates & when they were granted bail.

ED launches probe into infiltration in Jharkhand amid debate on ‘demographic change’ in Santhal areas

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The case is a 1st under Prevention of Money Laundering Act in which ED is investigating suspected agents. BJP had made Bangladeshi illegal infiltration political issue in poll-bound state.

Kejriwal walks out, but CBI still a ‘caged parrot’. SC recalls tag it gave probe agency 10 yrs ago

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The two judge-bench agreed to the grant of bail. However, both judges differed on key aspects, like the necessity and timing of arrest.

ED raids 4 locations linked to tainted Bihar IAS officer. ‘Batchmate sought help to sort govt matters’

Mayank Kumar -
In the raids on locations linked to Sanjeev Hans, about Rs 85-90 lakh cash, 13 kg of silver bullions & incriminating documents like details of hawala transactions were seized, it is learnt.

Why Chhattisgarh govt now supports ED’s plea for re-trial in PDS scam case, 2 yrs after opposing it

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In an affidavit filed before Supreme Court, the months-old state BJP govt has affirmed ED’s charges against 2 senior civil servants who served in erstwhile Bhupesh Baghel regime.

ED raids houses of ex-principal of RG Kar hospital, aides over financial irregularities

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Dr Akhtar Ali, ex-deputy superintendent of the facility, has raised concerns that corruption at RG Kar Hospital might be linked to rape-murder of the trainee doctor.
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