New Delhi | In a latest development in connection with the Delhi excise policy case involving former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested businessman Dinesh Arora. The ED, however, did not comment officially on the arrest but sources have confirmed the development. The ED has claimed in its […]
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Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister ‘weeps’ after he is arrested by ED
Chennai | After 18 hours of interrogation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji on Wednesday. But the Minister, according to sources, fell unconscious after his arrest and is currently admitted at a hospital in Omarandur Estate, Chennai. The marathon interrogation took place at the Minister’s official residence here on Tuesday, […]
SC grants interim bail on medical grounds to AAP leader Satyendar Jain
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for six weeks to Satyendar Jain, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government, on medical grounds. A bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and P.S. Narasimha granted interim bail for six weeks to Jain to get treated in a private […]
Politicians don’t enjoy higher immunity than common citizens: SC on CBI, ED misuse against Opposition
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition jointly filed by 14 political parties comprising Congress, Trinamool Congress, AAP, NCP, Shiv Sena, alleging misuse of investigative agencies in arresting opposition leaders, and sought guidelines on arrest. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India and comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala observed that […]
AAP used excise policy case funds to campaign in Goa, claims ED
New Delhi | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its supplementary chargesheet filed in connection with the excise policy case has claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘close aide’ Vijay Nair received Rs 100 crore as kickback, and part of it was used in campaign during the Assembly elections in Goa held last year. The ED […]
ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra gets one year extension
New Delhi | The tenure of Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1984 batch, has been extended for another year. His four-year-long tenure in the ED was to be completed in November 18 this year but he has been given another stint as head of the Central anti-money-laundering probe agency. […]
ED arrests 2 Chinese nationals in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two Chinese nationals in connection with its money laundering probe that it registered last year in August, officials said on Sunday. An ED official related to probe told IANS, “ED arrested Luo Sang aka Charlie Peng and Carter Lee arrested on Friday under Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
Jolt to MVA: ED raids top Shiv Sena leader, detains son
Mumbai: In a rude jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of its first anniversary on November 28, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with a huge posse of CRPF troopers raided the home and around nine other premises of senior Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik, before detaining his son Vihang, here on Tuesday. The ED teams […]
ED files chargesheet against Hafiz Saeed, Shahid Mehmood others in terror funding case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against founder of banned terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jamaat-Ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation Hafiz Saeed, his deputy Shahid Mehmood, Mohammad Salman, Dubai-based Pakistani Mohammad Kamran and Mohammad Salim alias Mama, a Delhi-based hawala operator in a terror funding case. An ED official said that the […]
Deepak Kochhar sent to ED custody for 11 days
Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent businessman Deepak Kochhar to 11 days custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which arrested him late on Monday in a money-laundering case. Kochhar, the husband of the high-profile former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, is facing charges of money-laundering in the ICICI Bank-Videocon Group case. […]