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.

Probing Bengal ‘SSC scam’, ED found parallel ‘municipal recruitment racket’. What its report says

Sreyashi Dey - April 25, 2023

CBI Monday lodged FIR over alleged 'Rs 200-cr' scam, days after Calcutta HC order to probe. ED status report says it stumbled upon 'racket' while investigating teachers’ recruitment 'scam'.

‘Kept behind bars over 2 yrs without trial’ — court order granting bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor

Akshat Jain - April 13, 2023

Judge noted Kapoor's ‘undue incarceration’ in loan fraud case and said CBI & ED had ‘never taken any care to follow the true spirit of PMLA'.

Now, ED launches FEMA probe against BBC, questions staff

Ananya Bhardwaj - April 13, 2023

The I-T Department had in February carried out a survey on BBC offices in India to probe alleged irregularities in ‘transfer pricing’ and ‘international taxation’.

‘Let him come to Assam…’: Himanta hits out at Kejriwal after Delhi CM’s ‘all corrupt in one party’ barb

Karishma Hasnat - March 31, 2023

In Delhi assembly, Kejriwal named his Assam counterpart as being among those who joined BJP on the back of graft allegations. Himanta calls him a 'coward in hiding'.

From ‘washing powder Nirma’ for BJP leaders to BRS’s Kavitha next to liquor bottles, a poster war in Telangana

Rishika Sadam - March 23, 2023

Poster campaign has stepped up in response to ED's questioning of BRS MLC K Kavitha in Delhi liquor 'scam'. So far, parties have not taken official responsibility for the posters.

On way to ED office, BRS’ K. Kavitha waves 2 bags of mobile phones as ‘proof’ against charges

ThePrint Team - March 21, 2023

The ED questioned the Telangana legislator for the third time in the Delhi liquor policy scam on Tuesday.

‘Manish Sisodia destroyed phone,’ argues ED as court extends custody of AAP leader by 5 days

ThePrint Team - March 17, 2023

The former Delhi deputy chief minister’s woes are not likely to end soon, since he now also faces charges for ‘snooping’ other than financial impropriety in the liquor scam.

‘Jobs for land, payments through shell companies’ — what CBI, ED are probing against Lalu & family

Ananya Bhardwaj - March 16, 2023

Allegations pertain to period between 2004 & 2009, when RJD chief was railway minister. Probe agencies claim that there were irregularities in Group D railway appointments.

ED cites ‘disproportionate assets’ as proof against TMC duo held for SSC scam, says ‘they worked in cahoots’

Sreyashi Dey - March 15, 2023

TMC has expelled youth wing leaders Kuntal Ghosh and Santanu Banerjee, who have been arrested by ED for their alleged involvement in School Service Commission (SSC) scam.

ED seize assets worth Rs 1,243 crore in cryptocurrency criminal cases, says Sitharaman

TCA Sharad Raghavan - March 14, 2023

The investigative body has taken action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

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