Enforcement Directorate

Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bengaluru uncovered a $35 million cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) scam and seized digital assets worth 8,700 USDT.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in Bengaluru as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an ISIS radicalization case. The probe focuses on financial aspects of the terror-related activities.

The Calcutta High Court rejected Trinamool Congress' request to access bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate. Earlier, Bidhannagar Police had frozen the accounts, but a different High Court bench permitted the Mamata Banerjee-led faction to use ₹440 crore under judicial supervision.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested the accused in the Loni cooperative society case. Public members were induced to invest in schemes with promises of high returns, and their funds were misappropriated.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 13 locations linked to an alleged terror-funding and illegal infiltration case. The case is tied to an FIR registered by the Anti-Terror Squad of Uttar Pradesh, with searches carried out in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, and Maharashtra.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in an alleged U.S. visa fraud case involving forged educational and financial documents. The investigation is based on multiple FIRs accusing a conspiracy to create fake certificates and proof of funds for securing student and visitor visas.

Madan Mitra resigns from Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool party and joins a rebel faction. This follows Enforcement Directorate summons against him and his family in a municipal recruitment scam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received documents in an alleged 'horse-trading' case and is likely to investigate the money laundering angle. Police seized ₹60 lakh of unaccounted cash from one of the suspects.

A Kerala court has postponed the bail requests of nine individuals involved in an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. The ED has opposed the bail applications, arguing that granting bail at this stage could negatively impact the ongoing investigation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) accused Ex-WB Minister Sujit Bose of illegally channeling municipality scam funds into his restaurant, bar, and flats. ED alleged that Bose recommended 340 candidates for municipality posts, resulting in 284 appointments between 2014 and 2022.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth ₹1,021 crore in the Reliance Anil Ambani Group case. Total asset attachments under the PMLA now amount to ₹20,367 crore, with an additional ₹77.86 crore under FEMA provisions.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expanding its investigation into an organ trade racket, summoning doctors involved in Kerala hospitals' internal evaluation committees. Financial records are being examined to check if doctors received kickbacks or commissions for fast-tracking approvals.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized ₹3,800 crore in assets linked to the Mahadev betting app case, including ₹941 crore in properties from businessman Vikas Garg and his family.

Police have frozen 12 additional bank accounts of Trinamool containing over ₹1,000 crore, following complaints of illegal fund diversion. The Enforcement Directorate had previously frozen three accounts with ₹440 crore, and the High Court will address the case on Monday. A Rajya Sabha MP criticized the ED's action, questioning why temple funds are not similarly targeted.

Derek O'Brien questions the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for freezing the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s bank accounts but not temple funds. The ED has frozen three TMC accounts with HDFC Bank.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at money changers’ premises over alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The agency claimed foreign currency was exchanged outside licensed frameworks without meeting KYC requirements, prescribed documentation, and invoicing procedures.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned top hospital officials in Kerala as part of an investigation into an organ trade racket. The probe is focused on potential illegal activities related to organ trading in the region.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen ₹440.42 crore in three HDFC Bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action involves bank deposits held by the TMC.

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids at five locations to investigate alleged financial misconduct, including unlawful money collection and routing of funds through bank accounts linked to AITC. The probe focuses on suspected financial dealings and funds used for chartered flights.

A court denied bail to 10 CPI(M) workers, including I.P. Binu, accused of assaulting Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a raid on the residence of Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan two months ago.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will share findings with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the routing of foreign funds through U.S. debit cards linked to TTI. The ED claims the use of foreign funds in Naxal-affected areas constitutes an 'unlawful activity' under Section 2(o) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) auctioned a seized aircraft for ₹3 crore in connection with the Falcon Ponzi scheme case.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal is addressing a legal question on whether the protection under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) moratorium applies to assets subject to simultaneous proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The issue involves whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can attach a company's assets post-insolvency.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached ₹58.34 crore in assets related to the Bhushan Steel case. The probe is based on a criminal complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL), Neeraj Singal, and others.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, recovering documents from premises in Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Malappuram, and Thrissur under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

India's USDT premium exceeded 8.5% following Enforcement Directorate raids on Bengaluru crypto firms, which disrupted stablecoin supply. The crackdown on crypto remittances is cited as a key factor in the supply squeeze.

The Madras High Court has ordered a status quo on the attachment of properties of Anitha Radhakrishnan, a former DMK minister, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The interim order was issued by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan following appeals filed by the ED challenging a tribunal's decision.

The Kerala government has replaced a prosecutor in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) assault case due to alleged failure in opposing a bail application, and appointed a Special Public Prosecutor. Police claim the prosecutor did not effectively challenge the bail despite a report recommending its rejection.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached four hotels and two flats valued at ₹53.28 crore in a Directorate of Audit (DA) probe against an ex-IPS officer from Assam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Kerala High Court to revoke the bail granted to Harish Kumar, the ninth suspect in an attack on ED officials during a raid on former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in May. The Sessions Court had given bail to Kumar on June 24.

Satish Jarkiholi expresses confusion about the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) raid on his brother-in-law. The Minister suggests the Lokayukta could have investigated a corruption charge against Additional Excise Commissioner Y. Manjunath.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided Karnataka Excise officials and seized assets worth ₹13.3 crore as part of a money laundering investigation.

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez withdrew her plea from the Supreme Court in a money laundering case. She was summoned multiple times by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and named an accused in a supplementary charge sheet.

Veena, daughter of Ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) again in the CMRL pay-off case. The ED obtained 134 documents from the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) related to the case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at Rajesh Exports premises in Bengaluru and Mumbai over suspected violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning the CFO of Cochin Minerals and Rutile (CMRL) in a pay-off case. The financial manager and a senior clerk of CMRL are also likely to appear before the ED on June 23, 2026.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached over ₹1,000-crore in assets linked to illegal iron ore mining in Goa. The investigation revealed that AVS Group operated ten mining leases between 2007 and 2012, generating ₹2,492.95 crore from illegal extraction, sale, and export of iron ore.

Former police officer Manoranjan Mondal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a coal smuggling scam in Bengal. He had previously failed to appear for questioning despite repeated summons.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected ₹2,500-crore Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations in Bengaluru related to cross-border cryptocurrency transfers. The probe highlights regulatory scrutiny of crypto transactions in the region.

The Central agency has arrested the son of a former AP Minister in a liquor transport scam probe. The investigation focuses on irregularities in liquor transportation contracts awarded by the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited.