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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.

ED summons Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati & Prakash Raj in betting app case

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The development comes weeks after ED lodged an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against 29 actors, celebrities and social media influencers.

Ex-IAS Khemka who nixed Skylight-DLF deal questions ED’s Vadra chargesheet—what about ‘bribe giver’

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In 2 social media posts, Khemka called ED's probe 'shoddy', and hinted at political patronage and a “sweetheart deal” that allegedly benefited influential figures.

ED’s case against Chaitanya Baghel hinges on ‘Rs 1,000 crore laundered for liquor syndicate’

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New Delhi: He used his real estate projects and his contacts to try to launder about Rs 1,000 crore generated by a liquor syndicate,...

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Balrampur/Lucknow: The sight of a man, riding a bicycle, carrying rings and other religious paraphernalia, was not unusual 15 years ago. But the fact...

ED arrests Bhupesh Baghel’s son in Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’, ex-CM alleges conspiracy by ‘Modi-Shah’

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Congress veteran claims that the action was taken to stop him from asking questions about Adani in the ongoing Chhattisgarh Assembly session.

ED files charge sheet against Robert Vadra in Shikohpur land deal case

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Overall, 11 individuals and entities, including Satyanand Yajee and Kewal Singh Virk, directors of Onkareshwar Properties Pvt. Ltd, named as accused in money laundering case.

Dabba trading, online betting case: Luxury cars, Rs 3 crore cash, jewels tumble out in ED’s Mumbai raids

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Dabba trading apps—such as VMoney, VM Trading, Standard Trades Ltd, IBull Capital, LotusBook, 11Starss, GameBetLeague—are currently under ED investigation.

National Herald case: Court reserves order on cognizance of ED complaint against Rahul, Sonia Gandhi

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Judge says order will be pronounced 29 July. Apart from Gandhis, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise & Sunil Bhandari are named as accused in ED charge sheet.

Robert Vadra appears before ED in money laundering case linked to arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari

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Vadra is being investigated by the central probe agency in three different money laundering cases. The two others pertain to alleged irregularities in land deals.

Months after mass deportations by Trump 2.0, ED raids in Punjab, Haryana find dunki rackets still thriving

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ED raided 7 locations in Punjab & Haryana. It found several illegalities including firms operating under pseudo names. Some firms ran legal business as well as ‘dunki route’ syndicate.
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