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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.

Cough syrup deaths: ED searches 7 Chennai premises, including homes of TN drug control officials

Bismee Taskin -
Enforcement Directorate investigating Sresan Pharmaceuticals, its key employees, and Tamil Nadu drug control officials after deaths of 21 children in Madhya Pradesh.

When complainant becomes ‘culprit’: Curious case of Reliance Power CFO’s arrest in bank guarantee case

Mayank Kumar -
Enforcement Directorate arrests CFO of Reliance Power subsidiary, chartered accountant with 25 years experience, for allegedly colluding to provide fake bank guarantees for his employer.

ED raids TMC minister Sujit Bose’s properties in Bengal civic body recruitment scam case

Bismee Taskin -
The fire and emergency services minister faced similar searches in January. ED also reached residences of former officials of the Dum Dum Municipality in connection with its probe.

Bhutan to Coimbatore: How high-end cars ‘smuggled into India’ ended up in Mollywood actors’ garages

Mayank Kumar -
ED Wednesday searched 17 locations linked to Mollywood actors Prithviraj, Dulquer Salmaan, and Amith Chakalakkal. Salmaan challenged seizure of his Land Rover Defender before Kerala HC.

When’s a lookout circular issued & why HC junked ED’s LOC against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari’s niece

Akshat Jain -
Court rejected ED grounds of 'India's economic interests', said mere familial relation to Bhandari could not justify detaining her. Also pointed out that she wasn't named in any case.

ED attaches Rs 7.4-cr worth properties belonging to firms ‘linked’ to former AAP minister Satyendar Jain

Bismee Taskin -
ED had initiated money laundering probe on basis of a CBI FIR which accused Jain of acquiring disproportionate assets during his time as a minister in Delhi.

ED summons Yuvraj Singh at Delhi HQ for questioning in alleged illegal betting app case

ANI -
The former Indian cricketer is not the first celebrity to be summoned in connection with the 1xBet case. Cricketer Robin Uthappa & Bollywood actor Sonu Sood were also questioned.

Embraer jets case: ED proposes AgustaWestland-style solution to overcome sluggish trial

Mayank Kumar -
Let's proceed with those accused who have been served summons, while we wait for overseas accused to be found and served, ED's plea in court in case of kickbacks in aircraft purchase.

ED to question Sri Lankan woman lodged in Chennai jail as probe into ‘LTTE revival bid’ picks up pace

Mayank Kumar -
Chennai court has granted ED permission to question Franciska as part of money laundering probe into ‘bid to revive’ LTTE by remnant leaders or cadres of Tamil militant outfit.

Fake CA forms, real remittances: Inside Rs 700 cr ‘fraud’ in which ED secured 1st Interpol Purple Notice

Mayank Kumar -
The ED probe found scamsters pretending to be directors of shell firms & forging CA forms to route funds abroad via ICICI Bank accounts through identity fraud & the misuse of regulatory gaps.
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