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TopicMoney laundering

Topic: money laundering

Arrested Bihar IAS Sanjeev Hans ‘accumulated Rs 100 cr assets, took bribe for contract’—ED chargesheet

In its first prosecution complaint after Hans's arrest in October, ED says the firm that won the contract to supply smart meters in Bihar in 2022-2023 routed Rs 60 crore bribes to him.

Properties unrelated to crime can’t be attached under PMLA, says Kerala High Court

Proceeds of crime, in the case of property, has been explicitly defined as those obtained or derived out of a criminal activity amounting to scheduled offence, says judge.

ED’s Aircel-Maxis case, Chidambaram’s challenge & what Delhi HC said while staying trial proceedings

On Wednesday, Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri stayed the trial proceedings against P. Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case, citing the SC’s November ruling in the Bibhu Prasad case.

‘Can appeal acquittal in predicate offence’. How Madras HC ruling in Lottery King’s case empowers ED

It quashed a lower court order accepting TN police's closure report in a 2012 cheating case against Santiago Martin based on which ED had started its anti-money laundering probe.

Delhi court grants bail to AAP leader Satyendra Jain, cites ‘delay in justice’

While giving the order, the court noted that Jain had been in jail for over 18 months & that the trial may be a long time away.

How ED uses publicly available info to identify money laundering, tactic behind 50% PMLA cases in 5 yrs

Apart from social media posts, news reports & other open sources have also contributed massively to ED’s attempt to curb rerouting of illicit money over the last five years.

India ‘largely compliant’, says terror funding watchdog FATF, highlights low prosecution as shortcoming

Report by Financial Action Task Force highlights long-pending trials & shows India hasn't adapted to updated practices to prevent misuse of non-profit organisations in terrorist financing.

ED raids 4 locations linked to tainted Bihar IAS officer. ‘Batchmate sought help to sort govt matters’

In the raids on locations linked to Sanjeev Hans, about Rs 85-90 lakh cash, 13 kg of silver bullions & incriminating documents like details of hawala transactions were seized, it is learnt.

In remand application for Amanatullah Khan, ED cites ‘false papers’, seized diary & ‘proxy firms’

While one sale deed showed value of property at Rs 13.4 crore, a copy of another from seized mobile of his associate pegs it at Rs 36 crore, alleges federal agency.

Relief for Nalini Chidambaram in Saradha case, PMLA court dismisses ED’s money laundering charges

ED had alleged that senior advocate received Rs 1.34 crore from Saradha Group without paperwork. Lawyers getting fees from tainted individuals not uncommon, says judge.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.