News for 'Enforcement Directorate Mumbai'

ED quizzes Uddhav man for 8 hours in Covid centres scam

ED quizzes Uddhav man for 8 hours in Covid centres scam

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

Chavan entered the ED office in south Mumbai at around 12.30 pm and came out at about 9 pm, the official said.

NSE phone tapping: Ex-Mumbai PC Sanjay Pandey appears before ED again

NSE phone tapping: Ex-Mumbai PC Sanjay Pandey appears before ED again

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi for the second day on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees, officials said. This is the second consecutive day that the retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer is being questioned by the federal probe agency in this case. Like Monday, the officer will continue to reply to questions on the business and operations of a firm floated by him for security audit of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, they said.

ED raids Raut aide in Mumbai Covid centre scam

ED raids Raut aide in Mumbai Covid centre scam

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts fraudulently for managing COVID-19 field hospitals during the pandemic, the official said.

Fissures in Mahayuti? Ajit Pawar shares stage with ex-minister Nawab Malik

Fissures in Mahayuti? Ajit Pawar shares stage with ex-minister Nawab Malik

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Malik used to criticise the BJP-led Central government and the then opposition leader in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, when he was a cabinet minister in the erstwhile MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray.

'First BJP vs INDIA fight': AAP, Cong tie up for Chandigarh mayor polls

'First BJP vs INDIA fight': AAP, Cong tie up for Chandigarh mayor polls

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Under the alliance arrangement for the mayoral elections, the AAP will fight for the mayor's seat while the Congress will contest the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

ED arrests former NSE CEO Ravi Narain in money-laundering case

ED arrests former NSE CEO Ravi Narain in money-laundering case

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former NSE CEO and MD Ravi Narain in a money laundering case, officials said. His role is being investigated by the federal probe agency as part of two criminal cases linked to the bourse - the alleged co-location 'scam' case and the purported illegal phone tapping of employees. Narain is understood to have been arrested in the tapping case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

ED arrests K'taka ex-minister Nagendra in tribal corporation case

ED arrests K'taka ex-minister Nagendra in tribal corporation case

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

He is expected to be produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court on Saturday where the ED will seek his remand for custodial interrogation.

ED attaches Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra's properties worth over Rs 97 cr

ED attaches Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra's properties worth over Rs 97 cr

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Kundra, it claimed, received 285 Bitcoins from the mastermind and promoter of Gain Bitcoin Ponzi scam Amit Bhardwaj for setting up Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine.

ED raids shouldn't cause change in people's behaviour: RSS chief

ED raids shouldn't cause change in people's behaviour: RSS chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

He was speaking at the 101st anniversary event of Lokmanya Seva Sangh, a Mumbai-based organisation set up to build a 'socially vigilant, disciplined, cultured and progressive society'.

Uddhav Sena MLA under ED lens joins Shinde group

Uddhav Sena MLA under ED lens joins Shinde group

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

Waikar is a former standing committee chairman of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, a four time corporator and has been MLA from Jogeshwari for four terms.

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Rediff.com24 Apr 2025

Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, once hailed as rising stars in India's clean energy sector, are now facing serious regulatory action.

NSE case: Ex-Mumbai PC sent to 9 days' ED custody

NSE case: Ex-Mumbai PC sent to 9 days' ED custody

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey to nine days' custodial interrogation by Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping and snooping of stock exchange employees. Special Judge Sunena Sharma allowed ED to quiz Pandey after the agency said he was required to be confronted with other accused in the case. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the ED, moved an application seeking Pandey's 14-day custodial interrogation, saying the former Mumbai Police Commissioner committed an unlawful act of tapping of MTNL phones, for which purpose Rs 454 crore was paid, and becomes proceeds of crime.

ED summons TMC MP Mahua Moitra, bizman Darshan Hiranandani

ED summons TMC MP Mahua Moitra, bizman Darshan Hiranandani

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December for "unethical conduct", has been renominated by her party from West Bengal's Krishnanagar seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

2 months interim bail for Jet Air founder Naresh Goyal

2 months interim bail for Jet Air founder Naresh Goyal

Rediff.com6 May 2024

The Bombay high court on Monday granted interim bail for two months on medical grounds to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar said Goyal shall pay a surety of Rs 1 lakh and not leave Mumbai without prior permission from the trial court. "The applicant (Goyal) shall be released on interim bail for a period of two months. He shall abide by all conditions imposed," the bench said.

ED raids agro company owned by Sharad Pawar's grand nephew

ED raids agro company owned by Sharad Pawar's grand nephew

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched premises of Baramati Agro, a company owned by MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, and linked entities as part of a money laundering probe into the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam, official sources said.

ED questions Anil Ambani in fresh FEMA case

ED questions Anil Ambani in fresh FEMA case

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Reliance ADA Group chairman Anil Ambani on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai and recorded his statement in connection with an investigation linked to the alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, official sources said. Ambani, 64, deposed at the office of the federal agency in south Mumbai. Ambani's statement was recorded as part of a fresh case filed under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the sources said without elaborating.

Bank fraud case: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal sent to 14-day judicial custody

Bank fraud case: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal sent to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

A court in Mumbai on Thursday remanded Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case linked to an alleged fraud of Rs 538 crore at the Canara Bank. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Goyal on September 1 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following a long session of questioning at the central agency's office in Mumbai.

SC requests Bombay HC to hear Nawab Malik's bail plea

SC requests Bombay HC to hear Nawab Malik's bail plea

Rediff.com16 May 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for the second week of July a plea by jailed former Maharashtra minister and Nationalists Congress Party leader Nawab Malik against a Bombay high court order putting off the hearing on his bail plea in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.

Former AAP official Vijay Nair gets bail in excise policy case

Former AAP official Vijay Nair gets bail in excise policy case

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

In a relief to former Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair, the Supreme Court on Monday granted him bail after nearly 23 months of incarceration in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, observing that liberty is 'sacrosanct' and needs to be respected in cases involving even stringent laws.

ED arrests Sanjay Raut, seizes Rs 11.5 lakh in cash

ED arrests Sanjay Raut, seizes Rs 11.5 lakh in cash

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of a Mumbai 'chawl', officials said.

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik sent to judicial remand for 14 days

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik sent to judicial remand for 14 days

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

A special court in Mumbai on Monday remanded Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik in 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.

ED raids Dawood's sister, 10 other places in Mumbai in money-laundering case

ED raids Dawood's sister, 10 other places in Mumbai in money-laundering case

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

The ED conducted multiple searches in Mumbai as part of a money laundering probe into the operations of the underworld and linked illegal property deals and hawala transactions, official sources said.

Mumbai court extends Sanjay Raut's judicial custody, bail hearing on Sep 21

Mumbai court extends Sanjay Raut's judicial custody, bail hearing on Sep 21

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The ED had last week filed the supplementary charge sheet, naming Raut as an accused in the case.

Police book Indiabulls promoters, directors

Police book Indiabulls promoters, directors

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

The Maharashtra police has booked Indiabulls group companies, including its flagship Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBHL), for allegedly siphoning off funds and for accounting irregularities committed by the promoters and directors of the company between 2014 and 2020. A first information report was registered by the Palghar police on April 13 under various sections of Indian Penal Code dealing with cheating, fraud and criminal conspiracy. The move comes after Palghar's judicial magistrate passed an order under Section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (power to direct police/agency to investigate the matter), following a complaint filed by Ashutosh Kamble, a shareholder of IBHL.

Enforcement makes first arrest in NSEL scam case

Enforcement makes first arrest in NSEL scam case

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested the CEO of a defaulting firm on money laundering charge in connection with its probe in the National Spot Exchange Limited scam case.

ED grills ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey in NSE co-location case

ED grills ex-Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey in NSE co-location case

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

The agency recorded his statement under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said.

ED arrests Sanjay Raut's aide in Covid centres case

ED arrests Sanjay Raut's aide in Covid centres case

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested businessman Sujit Patkar, a friend of Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut, and another person in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in setting up of jumbo COVID-19 treatment facilities in Mumbai, an official said on Thursday.

NIA raids multiple spots in Mumbai, Thane, detains Haji Ali dargah's trustee

NIA raids multiple spots in Mumbai, Thane, detains Haji Ali dargah's trustee

Rediff.com9 May 2022

The National Investigation Agency on Monday detained gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide Salim Qureshi aka Salim Fruit and a trustee of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai after conducting raids at over 20 places in the city and in adjoining Thane district against associates of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, an official said.

In remand Nawab Malik to spend night in ED's Mumbai office

In remand Nawab Malik to spend night in ED's Mumbai office

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

After a court in Mumbai remanded Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik into Enforcement Directorate custody following his arrest in a money-laundering probe on Wednesday, he was brought to the central agency's office in south Mumbai, where he will have to spend the night, an official said.

Court sends Mumbai ex-police commissioner Sanjay Pandey to jail in phone tapping case

Court sends Mumbai ex-police commissioner Sanjay Pandey to jail in phone tapping case

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey to judicial custody till August 16 in a money laundering case related to alleged illegal phone tapping and snooping of national stock exchange (NSE) employees.

Mahadev app will become 'har har Mahadev app' if...: Uddhav

Mahadev app will become 'har har Mahadev app' if...: Uddhav

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday claimed that a forensic analysis and a statement made by a 'cash courier' have led to "startling allegations" that Mahadev betting app promoters paid about Rs 508 crore to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel so far, and that "these are subject matter of investigation".

HC seeks NCB's preliminary probe details against Sameer Wankhede

HC seeks NCB's preliminary probe details against Sameer Wankhede

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

On Thursday, the bench, after perusing the plea copy, noted that Wankhede had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, too, against the notices issued to him by the NCB.

Police move to close Rs 25K-cr MSC Bank scam case involving Ajit Pawar

Police move to close Rs 25K-cr MSC Bank scam case involving Ajit Pawar

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

The court will now decide whether to accept the report or direct the agency to continue the investigation and file a chargesheet.

What Does RBI Want To Discuss With Private Banks?

What Does RBI Want To Discuss With Private Banks?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Senior bankers anticipate discussions on issues related to technology, cyber security, and customer protection.

'Some BJP MLAs are keen on joining Sharad Pawar's NCP'

'Some BJP MLAs are keen on joining Sharad Pawar's NCP'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

He said the "switch" to the Sharad Pawar-led outfit has started in the form of ex-corporators, referring to the resignation of Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Pimpri-Chinchwad unit chief Ajit Gavhane and two former corporators.

Sameer Wankhede moves HC against ED's money laundering case

Sameer Wankhede moves HC against ED's money laundering case

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the anti-money laundering agency.

FIR against Sanjay Raut on complaint by woman witness

FIR against Sanjay Raut on complaint by woman witness

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Swapna Patkar had approached the police recently claiming she was given rape and murder threat in a typed paper, which was inserted in a newspaper delivered to her on July 15, he said.

Mumbai court declares Nirav Modi a fugitive economic offender

Mumbai court declares Nirav Modi a fugitive economic offender

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

Modi is the second businessman after liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya to be declared a fugitive economic offender under provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act which came into existence in August last year.

Jail Hasn't Broken Tough Guy Sanjay Raut Yet

Jail Hasn't Broken Tough Guy Sanjay Raut Yet

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

The Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP remains defiant despite 50 days in jail.

ED grills Sharad Pawar's MLA grandnephew for 11 hrs

ED grills Sharad Pawar's MLA grandnephew for 11 hrs

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

NCP MP Supriya Sule and other party leaders accompanied the 38-year-old legislator till the entrance of the probe agency's office.