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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.

Mobbed & thrashed — attack on ED team not 1st time central agencies faced hostility in Bengal

Sreyashi Dey -
In February 2019, CBI officers were detained outside residence of then Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar. Subsequently, central forces were deployed outside CBI, ED offices.

ED raids Sharad Pawar grandnephew’s firm over 2012 purchase of sick sugar company. NCP alleges vendetta

Purva Chitnis -
Baramati Agro was founded by Sharad Pawar’s older brother Appasaheb, whose grandson Rohit Pawar is a member of Maharashtra assembly. Rohit sided with Sharad Pawar when NCP split.

Assault on ED officers sparks political uproar in Bengal, calls for President’s Rule intensify

PTI -
BJP labelled the attack as s 'direct assault on the federal structure', while Congress demanded President's Rule. The ruling TMC refuted the charges & accused ED of inciting locals.

‘They were injured, can be murdered tomorrow’: Congress’ Adhir slams INDIA ally TMC after ED attack

ANI -
Senior Congress leader comments come after an ED team was allegedly assaulted by supporters of TMC leader Sheikh Sajahan during a raid at his residence in North 24 Parganas.

ED team attacked, cars damaged during raid at TMC leader’s home in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas

PTI -
Kolkata: ED officers were on Friday assaulted and their vehicles were damaged allegedly by supporters of TMC leader Sheikh Sajahan when they tried to...

ED searches premises of Jharkhand CM Soren’s press adviser in Rs 1,250 crore illegal mining case

Mayank Kumar -
Premises of Sahibganj DC and DSP searched too. Eight people have been arrested in the case, including Hemant Soren’s MLA representative Pankaj Mishra, the 'kingpin' according to ED.

ED to send 4th summons to Kejriwal in excise policy case. ‘Hell bent on arresting me,’ says Delhi CM

Mayank Kumar -
Day after he skipped 3rd summons from agency, AAP chief says BJP trying to stop him from campaigning. Calling summons 'illegal', he asks where 'crores made from excise policy vanished'.

Security tightened outside Kejriwal’s residence amid speculation that ED may arrest Delhi CM

ANI -
This comes after Kejriwal skipped the third summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in excise policy case Wednesday.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skips 3rd ED summons in excise policy case, calls it ‘illegal’

PTI -
Kejriwal had previously refused to appear before ED when it issued summonses for 2 November and 21 December.

ED refers to Priyanka Gandhi in money laundering case linked to Robert Vadra, Sanjay Bhandari

Mayank Kumar -
Congress secretary general mentioned first time in supplementary prosecution complaint. Agency has not listed her as accused, but referred to her in connection with alleged land deal.
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