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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.

‘Not within ED jurisdiction’ — HC stays summons issued to 5 Tamil Nadu collectors in sand mining case

Akshaya Nath -
Though summons has been stayed, ED has been given 3 weeks time by Madras HC to respond. Meanwhile, court hasn't put a stay on probe carried out by ED into illegal sand mining.

ED summons 10 Tamil Nadu district collectors in one go. Stalin govt contests ‘illegal’ move in HC

Dishha Bagchi -
Petitions on behalf of 5 collectors say order violates PMLA & Constitution. DMK govt asks Madras HC to order interim stay on summons issued over sand mining, in fresh tussle with Centre.

ED searches DLF’s Gurugram office in connection with money laundering probe against Supertech

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Agency did not officially comment on DLF’s connection with the Supertech case. The searches are connected to the inquiry into the money diverted by Supertech builders, it is learnt.

‘Mr Solicitor, we understand everything’ — SC bench hearing PMLA review pleas abruptly dissolved

Bhadra Sinha -
Hearing deferred by 2 months after govt seeks time. This comes day after bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul commenced hearing on pleas after brushing aside Centre's opposition.

ED seizes properties worth Rs 752 crore in National Herald case linked to Gandhis

PTI -
The National Herald is published by AJL and owned by Young Indian Private Ltd. Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are majority shareholders of Young Indian, holding 38% shares each.

ED raids premises of Congress’ Telangana candidate Vivek Venkatswamy in FEMA case probe

PTI -
With declared assets worth over Rs 600 crore, Vivek is the richest politician contesting the November 30 assembly polls in Telangana.

ED seizes $3 mn property from Hero MotoCorp chairman Pawan Munjal in money laundering probe

Indranil Sarkar -
In October, Delhi Police lodged case against Hero and Munjal on allegations of forgery, fraud by Brains Logistics, which provided manpower services to two-wheeler maker.

‘Have nothing to hide’: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED for school jobs scam probe

PTI -
The Trinamool Congress MP said he has submitted an approximately 6,000-page reply to the central agency, as well as all the documents demanded by it.

ED summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in school jobs scam case

PTI -
Banerjee, who was earlier questioned for 9 hours in the same case by the ED, had claimed that the interrogation was to prevent him from participating in a meeting of the Opposition's INDIA bloc.

Former J&K minister Lal Singh arrested by ED in money laundering case after court rejects bail plea

PTI -
Singh is under investigation in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against an educational trust run by his wife and former legislator Kanta Andotra.
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