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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.

ED returns 78 flats to buyers ‘cheated’ by real estate firm SRS Group in Haryana, 372 more in pipeline

Mayank Kumar -
Flats returned so far are in Faridabad. Those who had taken possession, paid 95% of flat value & property tax, dealt only through banks and not cash were perceived as authentic purchasers.

In 2 yrs since key PMLA verdict, SC has tilted the jurisprudence towards accused, emphasising liberty

Apoorva Mandhani -
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What paved way for Rs 12 crore restitution to Rose Valley investors mid-trial

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Assets Disposal Committee constituted by Kolkata HC will work on restitution plan for 22 lakh Rose Valley investors on principle of ‘proportionality’, it is learnt.

CBI arrests ED officer ‘caught taking Rs 20 lakh bribe from businessman he was threatening to frame’

Mayank Kumar -
Assistant director-level officer Sandeep Singh Yadav was arrested in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar. This comes months after 2 other ED officers' arrests in bribery cases in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan.

75% of PMLA cases registered since 2014, steep rise after 2019 amendment

Mayank Kumar -
MHA provides state-wise data on number of accused currently under arrest under PMLA but finance ministry says ED doesn't maintain a state-wise record of cases registered under the act.

Listing Lalu, Tejashwi as accused, ED files concluding chargesheet in land-for-jobs case

Mayank Kumar -
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday filed its concluding chargesheet in the land-for-jobs scam case allegedly involving Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and...

ED raids man posing as agency official after he is accused of cheating an ex-NIA officer of Rs 5,000

Mayank Kumar -
Accused Manoj Kumar was claiming to be 2017 batch officer of IRS who was serving as additional director in ED. He also claimed to run a coaching centre for civil services in Delhi.

Relief for Nalini Chidambaram in Saradha case, PMLA court dismisses ED’s money laundering charges

Sreyashi Dey -
ED had alleged that senior advocate received Rs 1.34 crore from Saradha Group without paperwork. Lawyers getting fees from tainted individuals not uncommon, says judge.

First-ever ED raids in Ladakh in ‘fake’ crypto case, over 2,500 investors duped of Rs 7 crore

Mayank Kumar -
Raids conducted in Leh, Jammu districts & Haryana’s Sonipat at premises linked to Leh residents who allegedly sold fake crypto currency. They bought large parcels of land instead in Jammu.

Trinamool leader arrested by ED in Bengal ration distribution scam

PTI -
TMC’s Deganga block president Anisur Rehman was 'very close' to former state forest minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, also arrested by ED in connection with the scam.
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