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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.

What ED found in NewsClick ‘China links’ probe: ‘Rs 77 cr inflow, Beijing agenda in news’

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ED’s case against NewsClick centres on ‘fraudulent’ foreign funds and ties to China-based mogul Neville Roy Singham. NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha calls allegations 'fictitious'.

ED arrests Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in Rs 538 crore money laundering case

PTI -
FIR was lodged on Canara Bank’s complaint alleging that it sanctioned credit limits and loans to Jet Airways (India) Ltd to tune of Rs 848.86 cr of which Rs 538.62 cr is outstanding.

‘Rigged’ games, billions in play, and 2 partners from Bhilai — ED probe in Mahadev online betting case

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Policeman, 2 hawala operators arrested. IPS officers, officials linked to Chhattisgarh CMO under lens. Raids at locations including premises of CM Baghel’s political adviser Vinod Verma.

Look Out Circular against Abhishek Banerjee to be withdrawn. What it is & who can issue it

Rewati Karan -
Supreme Court Friday ordered ED to withdraw Look Out Circular against Abhishek Banerjee and his wife in relation to alleged coal smuggling scam.

‘In public interest’ — SC gives ED director 45 more days in office, weeks after invalidating extensions

Bhadra Sinha -
Govt sought S K Mishra's extension on ground of ongoing FATF review. Bench asked if govt giving a picture that its entire dept is 'incompetent' & 'can't function without 1 person'.

Modi govt urges SC to allow ED chief Mishra to stay in post till October, cites FATF review

Bhadra Sinha -
Supreme Court in 11 July order declared that extensions granted to ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra were invalid since they were in violation of top court's 2021 judgement.

SC extends Satyendar Jain’s interim bail by five weeks in money laundering case

PTI -
The ED had arrested Jain on 30 May last year on the charge of laundering money through four companies allegedly linked to him.

After Senthil Balaji, now DMK minister Ponmudy on ED radar. ‘Shows BJP’s irritation’, says Stalin

Akshaya Nath -
Ponmudy accused of helping relatives illegally obtain quarry licences when he was Tamil Nadu mining minister. CM Stalin says oppn unity has irked BJP, raids are 'intimidation tactics'.

SC invalidates two extensions granted to ED director, tells govt to find replacement in 15 days

Bhadra Sinha -
Three-judge bench restrains central govt from granting Sanjay Mishra more extensions. His tenure had been extended twice, once in November 2021 and again in November 2022.

Industrialist Anil Ambani appears before Enforcement Directorate in foreign exchange case

ThePrint Team -
He was questioned by the probe agency for alleged foreign exchange violation.
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