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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.

Journalist Kappan, PFI aides got money from Gulf countries for unlawful activities, ED says

Ananya Bhardwaj -
ED files complaint against Siddique Kappan and 3 others, claiming they received Rs 1.36 crore from illegal sources and used part of it to fund anti-CAA protests, Hathras visit.

Ensure NewsClick journalists are not harassed under garb of ED raids — Editors Guild

ThePrint Team -
In a statement Wednesday, Editors Guild of India says that raids by governmental agencies should not be used as coercive measures to suppress independent journalism.

ED raids premises of Newsclick website, its promoters in Delhi on money laundering charges

PTI -
The action is being undertaken to collect additional information to probe money laundering charges against the news company and its promoters, sources said.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 14 crore of Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Group in PNB fraud case

PTI -
The properties attached include a flat in Mumbai, gold and platinum jewellery, diamonds, necklaces made of silver and pearls, watches and a Mercedes Benz.

ED initiates probe against Amazon over ‘violation’ of foreign exchange law

PTI -
Probe after commerce ministry sought 'necessary action' against e-commerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart over multi-brand retail businesses and a Delhi HC observation related to Amazon.

8 Bengal IPS officers under CBI probe in Ponzi & cattle smuggling cases, TMC says don’t care

Madhuparna Das -
Two of the IPS officers have moved Calcutta HC against CBI summons served on them in a cattle smuggling case. BJP terms CBI action the beginning of the ‘fight for justice’.

The money laundering cases against businessman & former Trinamool MP KD Singh arrested by ED

Madhuparna Das -
Allegations against KD Singh include collecting hundreds of crores from investors on the promise of higher returns and diverting the money through a web of shell companies.

ED raids former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati’s premises in PMLA case

PTI -
Prajapati is being probed on charges of possessing alleged disproportionate assets. The probe is linked to two FIRs filed by the CBI in connection with an illegal sand mining case.

ED summons Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut to join investigation in PMC Bank scam

ANI -
This is said to be the third time ED has sent summons to the Sena leader’s wife. She had allegedly skipped the earlier two summons citing ill health.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 1.85 cr in connection with Kerala gold smuggling case

PTI -
The case emerged in July when gold, weighing over 30 kg, was seized by Customs from 'diplomatic baggage' that had landed at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
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