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Officer who led ED probes against Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya takes VRS
Satyabrata Kumar, former Enforcement Directorate (ED) special director and lead investigator in several high-profile money laundering cases, including those against Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and the Mahadev online betting app, has taken voluntary retirement from service (VRS). A 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, Kumar was posted as Commissioner (Appeals) in Siliguri, West Bengal, after being repatriated from the ED a year ago. He served...
Jail, 7-year beard & a vow: Rock of Kanakapura DK Shivakumar's road to CM seat
Bengaluru: When Doddalahalli Kempegowda (DK) Shivakumar walked out of Delhi’s Tihar Jail on the rain-soaked night of Oct 23, 2019, Congress workers waiting outside were visibly surprised. The Kanakapura strongman, known for his spotless white attire and clean-shaven appearance, stepped into the dim streetlights wearing something entirely unfamiliar — a thick salt-and-pepper beard. After 50 days in prison following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, he looked visibly worn out, but...
ED searches at Vedanta premises in three cities
Several premises of industrialist Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd in Delhi, Mumbai and Udaipur were on Monday searched by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a suspected FEMA violation case involving transactions related to brand royalty between the UK-based Vedanta Resources and its Indian subsidiary Vedanta Ltd. The enforcement agency officials carried out a survey, searching for evidence on suspected remittances made in violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). A spokesperson for...
ED summons Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena in money laundering case
KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) on Tuesday summoned T Veena, daughter of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and her now-defunct company Exalogic Solutions Private Limited. Officials said Veena has been asked to appear before the agency’s zonal office in Kochi on June 12, where her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money...
Delhi HC: Taking part in protest no ground to deny PMLA bail
The Delhi high court has granted bail to an activist of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in a case of money laundering, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate's demand to deny bail. That the activist, Wahidur Rahman, participated in protests by PFI and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of India can't be a ground to deny bail under PMLA, the court said. It also noted that ED could show only a transaction of just over Rs 3 lakh being probed while it had claimed the amount...
ED summons Abhishek Banerjee in teacher recruitment case; residence security removed
Hours after Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking protection from any coercive action in the CID case of Trinamool MLA signature forgery case, the Enforcement Directorate issued summons to him in the primary teachers’ recruitment irregularity case. Banerjee was asked to appear before ED’s Kolkata zonal office on June 15. The development took place a little after the Calcutta HC allowed Banerjee to file a case, challenging the CID summons and...
ED cracks down on Dawood aide in Maharashtra, Gujarat raids
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'ED targeting Hindu traders': Arvind Kejriwal attacks Centre over Punjab raids
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ED summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in teacher recruitment scam; asked to appear on June 15
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday served a summons to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, directing him to appear before the agency on June 15 in connection with the primary school recruitment irregularities case, officials said. According to officials, a team of ED officers visited Banerjee's residence on Kalighat Road in south Kolkata on Wednesday evening, according to news agency PTI. As the Diamond Harbour MP was not present at the time, the summons was handed...
Memo orders ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees
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