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Topic: PMLA

Forged land records, created ‘parallel evidence’ to conceal ownership — ED charges against Hemant Soren

Soren controlled land through proxies, including via wife's business partner, says ED in its charge sheet. Former Jharkhand CM's press adviser confessed his role, it adds.

What happens to assets, cash seized by ED? A pre-poll promise by Modi sets off debate

Modi said ‘Rs 3,000 cr seized by ED will be returned to poor’ if BJP wins LS polls. ThePrint speaks to experts to find out if govt can give away assets seized by ED under PMLA.

What was Supreme Court’s 2023 Dibbur judgment about & how it impacted DK Shivakumar’s case

SC quashed a PMLA case against Karnataka dy CM, relying on earlier order which said IPC's criminal conspiracy section does not constitute standalone offence & not adequate to invoke PMLA.

ED raids companies linked to Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group in Rs 150-cr Religare fund diversion case

Agency says searches also carried out at residence of a former 'senior official' of Essel Group and that it recovered some 'incriminating documents' in the wide-ranging raids Wednesday.

‘No locus standi’ — ED questions Soren govt’s ‘interference’ with mining probe in Jharkhand

State had sought grounds for ED summons issued to officials. Agency writes to principal secretary, questions govt's motives.

Agencies see Jharkhand order barring depts from turning in files directly as ‘bizarre, delay tactic’

The order, issued after CM Soren skipped 7 ED summons, says information & documents in response to summons by central agencies must go through Dept of Cabinet Secretariat & Vigilance.

Robert Vadra ‘renovated, stayed at’ London property under probe in money laundering case, says ED

Agency's supplementary prosecution complaint filed in PMLA case links Vadra to absconding arms dealer and fugitive Sanjay Bhandari, says the London property is a 'proceeds of crime'.

ED can continue probe under PMLA even if police drop scheduled offences, says SC

SC was hearing civil servant Saumya Chaurasia’s appeal against Chhattisgarh HC’s refusal to grant her bail. Chaurasia has been accused of being involved in alleged Rs 540-crore coal scam.

ED meets its match, as ‘Bachcha’ encroaches plot seized in 2016 Bihar topper scam case

Construction stopped & action taken, say police. Enforcement Directorate confiscated plot in 2018 under PMLA, complained to district authorities about illegal excavation last year too.

ED charge sheet in Vivo case says ‘web of companies’ diverted Rs 1 lakh crore to China

ED Thursday filed charge sheet in money-laundering probe against Vivo. Allegations against firm include visa fraud. Vivo has maintained that it is ‘cooperating’ with probe.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.