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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 expected to be ‘transparent, not vindictive’, must furnish grounds of arrest to accused, says SC

Bhadra Sinha -
Apex court is also seized of petitions seeking review of its July 2022 judgment upholding wide & sweeping powers entitled to Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

‘Nature of employment, Delhi riots coverage’ — what journalists were questioned on in NewsClick case

Mayank Kumar -
Journalists say they were also asked about covering 2020-21 farmers' protests & raids were carried out at their homes for 3 hours, as police probe alleged receipt of funds by NewsClick from China.

ED raids AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s Delhi premises in excise policy money laundering case

PTI -
It is alleged that the Delhi govt's 2021-22 excise policy to grant licences to liquor traders allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it.

NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha & HR head arrested under UAPA, police probe ‘proceeds of crime’

Bismee Taskin -
As many as 46 people were questioned by Delhi Police while office of news portal was sealed in connection with its probe.

ED raids multiple locations linked to members of banned PFI across Kerala

PTI -
The raids were launched to ascertain the alleged source of funding for the banned outfit, according to sources.

SC rejects Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s plea against ED summons

PTI -
Soren was interrogated for over nine hours by the ED on 17 November last year in connection with another money-laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state.

ED chief Sanjay Mishra steps down after controversial tenure, Rahul Navin named officiating director

Bismee Taskin -
Mishra was granted four extensions after being appointed director of Enforcement Directorate on 19 November, 2018, for a two-year term.

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

Ananya Bhardwaj -
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.
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