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.
Bigg Boss 16 fame and global sensation Abdu Rozik has been questioned by Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case. He was summoned by the probe agency last week.
About four premises of the Hiranandani Group in and around Mumbai were searched by the ED last week under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
The AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had earlier written to the ED, describing the summonses issued to him as "illegal and politically motivated". He had alleged that the summonses were aimed at preventing him from campaigning in elections.
Hiranandani Group has been one of the most premium real estate developer in India with more than 40 years of experience in this business. Niranjan Hiranandani is a co-founder and Managing Director of Hiranandani Group of Companies.
A series of raids were carried out at multiple locations connected to Shahjahan Sheikh and his associates, covering six different sites.
Bigg Boss 16 contestants Shiv Thakare and Abdu Rozik have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case involving Ali Asghar Shirazi.
Surender Singh alias Chiku was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday as part of a money laundering investigation involving the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and its associates. The ED claimed that Chiku invested proceeds from illegal mining, liquor, and toll operations through his associates.
The TMC leader has been called for questioning today in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) contravention case. However, she skipped the summons issued against her.
This would be 7th summons in the Delhi excise policy case by the ED to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He was earlier called on dates - February 19, February 2, January 18 and January 3 this year and December 21 and November 2 in 2023.
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