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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.

ED can’t arrest accused without permission after special court takes cognisance of complaint, rules SC

Bhadra Sinha -
Bench cleared air on powers of ED officers in situations where agency files complaint under PMLA against a person without arresting him/her and special court takes cognisance of it.

Alamgir Alam took ‘1.5% cut’ of tenders, Rs 32 cr recovered — ED allegations against Jharkhand minister

Mayank Kumar -
Rural Development Minister Alam was arrested Wednesday. In remand application, agency alleges that dept officials 'top to bottom' were involved in collection of 'commissions'.

ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case

ANI -
Agency had summoned Alam to appear before it on 14 May in connection with recovery of cash from a person linked to his personal secretary Sanjeev Lal.

Big budgets, political ‘nexus’ — Jharkhand corruption probe puts ‘rural development’ under scanner

Niraj Sinha -
ED raids point to a system of commissions & kickbacks linking politicians and officials in Jharkhand’s rural development sector. Minister Alamgir Alam questioned Tuesday.

Kavitha named in ED’s 7th chargesheet in Delhi excise case, ‘cash couriers’ also among accused

Mayank Kumar -
Apart from BRS leader, others charged are Charanpreet Singh, Damodar Sharma, Prince Kumar, and Arvind Singh.

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till 1 June

ThePrint Team -
ED vehemently opposed interim bail for AAP chief, arguing that right to campaign in elections is neither fundamental nor constitutional.

Unscrupulous politicians will avoid probe under garb of polls, ED tells SC to oppose Kejriwal’s bail

Bhadra Sinha -
ED affidavit further emphasises that Delhi CM cannot claim higher status than ordinary citizen & is not entitled to differential treatment.

‘Officials from top to bottom involved’ — ED raids office of Jharkhand minister’s OSD in PMLA case

Mayank Kumar -
Search at office of Sanjeev Lal, OSD to state's rural development minister, comes 2 days after ED recovered Rs 32.20 cr from home of his domestic help Jahangir Alam. Both are in ED custody.

Supreme Court says if granted interim bail, Kejriwal cannot perform official duties as Delhi CM

ANI -
Top court said if there had been no elections, then it would not have given any interim relief to Kejriwal. ‘We don’t want interference at all in the working of the govt,’ it added.

‘Bribes, properties, pay-offs’ — what brought ED spotlight on Jharkhand’s politicians, civil servants

Ananya Bhardwaj -
ED raided over a dozen locations Monday & recovered over Rs 25 cr in possession of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary. The state votes in four phases starting 13 May. 
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