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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.

Supreme Court to hear JMM leader Hemant Soren’s plea against arrest Friday

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Soren was arrested Wednesday night in the case after resigning as the Jharkhand chief minister, and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor.

Champai Soren’s name suggested for Jharkhand CM after ED arrests Hemant Soren

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A legislator from the Serikela assembly constituency for more than three decades since 1991, Champai Soren is known to be a loyalist of JMM supremo Shibu Soren.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren resigns ahead of ‘imminent’ ED arrest. Champai Soren to be next CM

Shanker Arnimesh -
Hemant Soren was questioned by ED Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a case of money laundering. This is one of two cases against Soren being investigated by central agency.

Caste certificate ‘scam’: Judge Gangopadhyay ordered CBI probe despite no such plea, Bengal tells SC

Bhadra Sinha -
The Calcutta High Court witnessed a clash between two judges last week over the fake caste certificate scam case, which caused the Supreme Court to step in.

Questioned by ED, Soren files FIR against its officers for ‘harassing tribal community’

ThePrint Team -
The case pertained to 29 January raid at Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's Delhi residence during which ED seized Rs 36 lakh in cash and a BMW X7, which cost over Rs 1 crore.

Forged documents, power broker & ‘illegal’ mining — what are the ED cases involving Hemant Soren

Mayank Kumar -
ED has made 14 arrests in first case & dubbed JMM working president Hemant Soren's MLA representative as 'kingpin' in the other case involving ‘illegal’ stone mining in Sahibganj.

ED issues 5th summons to Delhi CM Kejriwal in excise policy money laundering case

PTI -
Fresh summons for 2 February. Kejriwal has skipped four earlier summons issued by the federal agency, referring to them as 'illegal'.

Amid high drama over an ‘untraceable’ Hemant Soren, Jharkhand CM arrives at his Ranchi residence

Mayank Kumar -
Soren was not at home when ED team had landed at his Delhi residence Monday. Soren has since written to ED to confirm his availability for questioning on 31 January.

ED issues fresh summons to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in connection with money laundering probe

ThePrint Team -
This is the tenth summons issued to Soren in connection with alleged land scam case. Earlier on 22 Jan, Soren was asked to be available for questioning between Jan 27 & 31.

‘Pliable officers, kickbacks’ — ACB names two Baghel govt ministers in coal & liquor ‘scam’ FIRs

Mayank Kumar -
Probe agency accuses multiple Congress leaders & state officials of being involved in two syndicates that extorted money from coal transporters and through illegal liquor supply.
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