The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped.
The matter is set to be heard by a division bench of the Delhi High Court tomorrow, March 20th, 2024. Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeks judicial intervention to address the legality and legitimacy of the summons issued by the ED.
K Kavitha, the MLC daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the federal agency last week from her Hyderabad home and she is in the ED custody till March 23.
The accused were arrested after the police received complaints that some fake ED officers had compelled several government officers to pay extortion money.
Kavitha's remand came on a day Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before a metropolitan court in connection with two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate against him for skipping summons in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.
Delhi excise police case: The BRS leader claimed earlier that she did nothing wrong and alleged that the BJP at the Centre was using the ED as it could not gain a backdoor entry into Telangana.
Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal directed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to approach the metropolitan magistrate for exemption from personal appearance in the matter.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's legal battle continues as the Rouse Avenue Court addresses his plea challenging the magistrate court's order. Kejriwal contests allegations of non-compliance with summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate, presenting a significant legal challenge.
ED had registered a case under PMLA in this matter. ED has raids at a total of four places.
Ashish Kakkar, a cyber fraudster, was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in cybercrimes and money laundering activities amounting to Rs 4,978 crore. Kakkar's scams, including investment fraud and online shopping scams, targeted victims nationwide.
The arrest was made following the raid conducted at the premises of Lalu Yadav’s close aide Subhash Yadav and several other places in Bihar’s capital city Patna on Saturday (March 9) in connection with illegal sand mining case.
In compliance with the orders of the Calcutta High Court, three FIRs were registered at the CBI, ACB, Kolkata, on March 5, 2024, taking over FIRs previously registered by the West Bengal Police.
The action against Kannad Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (Kannad SSK) sugar mill owned by Sharad Pawar's grandnephew Rohit is part of an ongoing investigation in a money laundering case.
The ED searches were conducted in the Rajarhat area at the residences of some businessmen, teachers, and intermediaries allegedly involved in the scam. The ongoing raids are part of the ED's probe to track the flow of money in the multi-crore scam.
The raids have been conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Notably, Samajwadi Party Irfan Solanki has been lodged in Maharajganj jail for the last one year.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying with summonses. The matter awaits a hearing before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra tomorrow.
The federal agency's action came after the Calcutta High Court directed the Bengal government to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to the CBI. However, the Mamata government moved the Supreme Court regarding the matter, but the apex court refused to grant an urgent hearing.
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali have alleged that now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his "gang" captured swathes of land by force, besides "sexually harassing" them.
The ED officials said TMC leader Mahua Moitra's statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) once she deposes. She has been asked to depose before the federal probe agency on March 11.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has so far skipped multiple summonses of the Enforcement Directorate, calling them illegal and asking the agency to wait as the matter was in court.
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