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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.

No reasonable grounds to not link Rhea Chakraborty to drugs, says special court

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While hearing Rhea's bail plea in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death, the court said there is a possibility she may tamper with evidence if released on bail.

Web of firms, money trail, properties — case ED has built against Chanda Kochhar’s husband

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Former ICICI MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak Kochhar was arrested Monday and is currently in ED custody in connection with a money laundering probe.

ED questions Kerala ex-minister Kodiyeri’s son over ‘links’ to gold smuggling, drugs cases

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Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) state secretary and former minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, is also being probed by Bengaluru Crime Branch in a drug racket case. 

Deepak Kochhar remanded to ED custody till 19 September in ICICI-Videocon case

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Officials said Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, is under arrest for custodial interrogation based on fresh evidence gathered in the case.

ED questions Deepak Kochhar over ‘new evidence’ of money trail in 6 ICICI loans to Videocon

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Deepak Kochhar was arrested late Monday. He is being questioned in Mumbai but has been ‘evasive’, says ED. His counsel calls the arrest ‘illegal’.

ED arrests ex-ICICI bank chief Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak in money laundering case

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The couple are being probed in a case of alleged irregularities & money laundering after ICICI bank loans given to Videocon group while Chanda Kochhar was CEO came under ED scanner.

Tahir Hussain received cash from suspect sources to fuel anti-CAA riots, says ED

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The ex-AAP councillor was arrested in connection with ongoing PMLA investigation into his role in funding of anti-CAA protests and riots in Delhi February, 2020.

ED files chargesheet against Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin, 11 others in terror funding case

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The agency said the chargesheet is also related to blasts carried out by the terror group in J&K in 2011 in alleged connivance with the Pakistan govt and its spying arm ISI.

Day after Visva-Bharati violence, ED to probe source of money used for ‘mob mobilisation’

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Enforcement Directorate has written to university V-C, Birbhum administration and Bengal DGP, asking for copies of all FIRs lodged in connection with the vandalism.

ED books Chinese national for running Rs 1,000-crore hawala racket days after IT raid

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The ED has pressed charges under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against 42-year-old Charlie Peng, alias Luo Sang, the alleged kingpin of the racket.
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