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2021 Mundra drug bust: ED raids premises in Delhi linked to businessman Kabir Talwar

2021 Mundra drug bust: ED raids premises in Delhi linked to businessman Kabir Talwar

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out raids in Delhi on businessman Harpreet Singh Talwar alias Kabir Talwar and others in connection with the 2021 drug bust at Mundra port in Gujarat, in which 2,988 kg of Afghan heroin worth ₹21,000 crore was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI), people familiar with the development said. Kabir Talwar was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August 2022. (Representative | Getty) The Mundra port drug bust of around 3,000 kg Afghan heroin worth ₹21,000 crore, intercepted in September 2021, was one of the biggest consignments ever which came to India via maritime route. HT had exclusively reported about this drug bust in 2021. Even though a prevention of money laundering act or PMLA probe is on in the matter since 2021, ED launched fresh raids on Wednesday based on certain fresh inputs, according to officials. Kabir Talwar was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August 2022 and later charge sheeted to take part in Pakistan-backed conspiracy to smuggle high-quality …

ED summons Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter again in CMRL money laundering case

ED summons Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter again in CMRL money laundering case

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The ED has issued a fresh notice to former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan‘s daughter Veena T, asking her to appear for questioning on June 29 in a money laundering case linked to mining company CMRL and her now-defunct IT firm, sources said on Sunday. This will be the second round of questioning of Veena T by the central agency in the case. (HT/FILE) This will be the second round of questioning of Veena by the central agency in the case. She was questioned for over nine hours at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Kochi office on June 17 in connection with the case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). On June 19, ED officials inspected Veena’s bank lockers in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the ongoing probe. Also Read: Ex-Kerala CM’s daughter Veena appears for questioning before ED in PMLA case According to ED sources, further questioning was deemed necessary after analysing Veena’s statement and the evidence collected during the investigation. A fresh notice was subsequently issued directing her to appear before the agency …

Enforcement Directorate arrests YSRCP leader’s son in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam probe

Enforcement Directorate arrests YSRCP leader’s son in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam probe

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Karumuri Sunil Kumar, son of former Andhra Pradesh minister and YSRCP leader Karumuri Nageswara Rao, in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in transport of liquor during the previous regime, officials said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Delhi Court sends former Reliance executive Gautam Doshi to judicial custody

Delhi Court sends former Reliance executive Gautam Doshi to judicial custody

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Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has remanded former Reliance Communications executive Gautam Bhailal Doshi to judicial custody till July 1 in an alleged money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. The agency alleges his involvement in the group’s financial operations Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Abhishek Banerjee leaves ED office after 11-hour questioning

Abhishek Banerjee leaves ED office after 11-hour questioning

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Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee finally came out of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Salt Lake office in the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Monday night after being questioned for over 11 hours in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal. He arrived at the ED office around 10.55 a.m. on Monday and left around 10.05 p.m. the same day. Neither at the time of his entry in the morning nor at the time of his exit at night did Abhishek, also the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, respond to any queries from media persons. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

ED raids 20 locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat in probe linked to extradited drug syndicate operator Salim Dola, Dawood’s aide

ED raids 20 locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat in probe linked to extradited drug syndicate operator Salim Dola, Dawood’s aide

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday launched a large-scale search operation across Maharashtra and Gujarat as part of a money laundering investigation into a transnational narcotics trafficking network allegedly run by recently extradited Salim Ismail Dola and his associates, reported ANI. The searches are being carried out at 20 locations in Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches Vedanta-linked premises in Mumbai and Delhi in FEMA probe

Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches Vedanta-linked premises in Mumbai and Delhi in FEMA probe

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at two premises linked to the Vedanta Group in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), senior agency officials said on Tuesday.  According to officials, the searches, which have concluded, are related to alleged brand fee payments made by group entities to their parent company, reported IANS.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

300 booked after attack on ED officials following raid linked to former Kerala CM Vijayan

300 booked after attack on ED officials following raid linked to former Kerala CM Vijayan

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Around 300 people were booked by the Kerala Police following an alleged attack on officials of the ED and security personnel in Thiruvananthapuram after a raid linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, officials said on Wednesday. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (File photo) The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including unlawful assembly, rioting, assault on public servants, wrongful restraint and attempt to murder. Charges under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act have also been invoked. Among the most serious charges is attempt to murder under Section 109 of the BNS, which carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison, or life imprisonment if severe injuries are caused. The First Information Report (FIR), registered by the Museum Police Station, alleged that some members of the crowd attacked officers travelling with the Enforcement Directorate team using sticks, injuring one officer on the hand. Stones and bricks were allegedly thrown at the vehicles, seriously injuring the driver of one of the cars. Security personnel from …

Supreme Court to hear ED plea against Mamata Banerjee today

Supreme Court to hear ED plea against Mamata Banerjee today

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging interference by then West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior state police officials during search operations conducted earlier this year at the Kolkata office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC). A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria earlier deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED through video conferencing, sought an early listing for next week. “I am requesting for next week,”‘ SG Mehta submitted, pressing for an expedited hearing after Justice Mishra-led Bench observed that the matter could otherwise be listed in July. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claims ED arrested Deepak Singla for refusing to join BJP

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claims ED arrested Deepak Singla for refusing to join BJP

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AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal defended party leader Deepak Singla after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, alleging he was targeted for refusing to join the BJP. Kejriwal also extended support to arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, calling him brave and patriotic Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link