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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.

Conversion racket ‘kingpin’ Chhangur Baba had senior cops among his followers, global network of agents

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Arrested by UP ATS last week & also under ED lens, Chhangur Baba allegedly siphoned funds from outside India, routing them via Nepal in 40 bank accounts, and ran an extensive agent network.

ED raids 11 locations across Punjab, Haryana in ‘donkey route’ case

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According to ED sources, the searches are part of a money laundering investigation into a ‘donkey route’ case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year.

Murari Lal Tayal: How a mighty Hooda-era civil servant landed in ED crosshairs

Sushil Manav -
Gurugram: Murari Lal Tayal was a prominent figure in Haryana’s bureaucracy during Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s first term as Chief Minister, serving as his Principal...

‘Special 26’ with a twist—Delhi Police busts ‘fake’ ED raid at upscale car showroom in Chanakyapuri

Mayank Kumar -
A debt-ridden employee of the showroom allegedly conspired with two other persons to steal Rs 30 lakh from the showroom. The fake ED raid was staged on 20 June.

‘Failed extradition not immunity’—why Delhi court declared Sanjay Bhandari fugitive economic offender

Mayank Kumar -
New Delhi: Rejecting his contention that a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against him was executed with his arrest in the United Kingdom and subsequent...

ED raids 13 premises across Delhi-NCR, Punjab; seizes key documents, digital devices under PMLA

ANI -
According to Delhi EOW FIR, Raheja Developers fraudulently collected large sums from investors and homebuyers, promising flats in group housing projects but failed to deliver.

ED takes note of leading dailies for ‘surrogate ads’ of illegal betting platforms ‘preying’ on users

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Thousands falling victim to misleading promotion, often by celebs, through QR codes with the ads, ostensibly of sporting merchandise brands but redirecting to betting platforms, sources say.

ED searches multiple premises in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Rs 100 crores cyberfraud case

ANI -
The raids come after Gujarat police registered an FIR against 5 people, accusing them of duping people through fake digital arrests, forged police notices, and other means.

ED takes lesson from Datar & Venugopal episodes, director’s nod now must to summon advocates

Mayank Kumar -
Circular issued by probe agency further said that, where needed, summons will be issued under exceptions carved out under Indian Evidence Act & only after ED director’s approval.

Classroom ‘scam’: ED seizes Delhi govt files, PWD officials’ stamps from premises of contractors

Mayank Kumar -
ED says raids were conducted at 37 locations across Delhi-NCR. Meanwhile, former education minister Manish Sisodia, who was booked in the case, recorded his statement before officials.
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