Suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the state police on February 29, a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered that the CBI, ED or the West Bengal police could arrest him.
The ED case stems from a recent FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the 1982-batch officer. He was raided by the CBI in February.
The chargesheet reportedly outlined the alleged involvement of Kejriwal and AAP in activities linked to money laundering and other unlawful practices related to the excise policy.
The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities and payment of "bribes" in the state rural development department. Jharkhand Rural Minister Alamgir Alam was arrested by ED on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court judgment was pronounced on a question of whether an accused in a money laundering case has to meet the stringent twin test for bail even in cases where the special court takes cognisance of the offence.
Jharkhand minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam was on Tuesday grilled by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for over nine hours in connection with a money laundering case.
Land scam case: ED is probing the alleged huge amounts of proceeds of crime generated by manipulation of official records by showing dummy sellers and purchasers in the guise of forged/bogus documents to acquire huge parcels of land having value in crores.
Land scam case: ED is probing the alleged huge amounts of proceeds of crime generated by manipulation of official records by showing dummy sellers and purchasers in the guise of forged/bogus documents to acquire huge parcels of land having value in crores.
Money laundering case: ED is probing the alleged huge amounts of proceeds of crime generated by manipulation of official records by showing dummy sellers and purchasers in the guise of forged/bogus documents to acquire huge parcels of land having value in crores.
Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam in Jharkhand.
Popular YouTuber and social media Elvish Yadav has landed in trouble again. Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against him and the probe agency will reportedly investigate expensive cars owned by him.
Hemant Soren was arrested on January 31 in the money laundering case after he resigned as the Jharkhand chief minister, and party loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor. He was arrested after being grilled by the ED for around seven hours in the case.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal in connection with a money laundering case. Singhal, who has been embroiled in the legal battle, sought bail, but the apex court upheld the decision to deny her release.
Responding to the ED's reply affidavit on his petition contesting his arrest in the case, Kejriwal emphasised that the mode, manner, and timing of his arrest just before the Lok Sabha elections, when the Model Code of Conduct was in force, highlights the "arbitrariness" of the agency's actions.
Ex-Jharkhand CM Soren was arrested on January 31 in the money laundering case after he resigned as the Jharkhand chief minister, and party loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor. He was arrested after being grilled by the ED for around seven hours in the case.
A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam till April 23.
The man is said to be one of the important kingpins within a syndicate responsible for orchestrating a series of cybercrimes and online gaming schemes across India between 2020-2024, amounting to huge illicit gains of Rs 4,978 crore.
The bench had previously dismissed a similar plea seeking the removal of Kejriwal as CM following his arrest in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. The court has reserved its verdict on a plea challenging Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
Moitra was expelled as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) on December 8 following the Ethics panel's determination of her guilt in the 'cash-for-query' case. has denied any wrongdoing and claimed she was being targeted as she had raised questions on the deals of the Adani Group.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on Thursday evening, hours after he was denied protection from arrest by the Delhi High Court in the money laundering case linked to alleged Excise policy scam. Hemant Soren was also arrested in a money laundering case. Both the leaders were arrested by one ED officer.
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