The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen bank accounts and financial assets worth approximately ₹64 crore during search operations at 12 locations across West Bengal in connection with an alleged bank fraud involving Kohinoor Power Private Limited (KPPL). The searches were conducted by the ED’s Kolkata Zonal Office-I on September 3, 2026, under the Prevention of […]
Month: October 2026
Mumbai, October 17, 2026: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has intensified its action against the alleged circulation of expired and damaged food products, with police registering a First Information Report (FIR) against 10 individuals associated with Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit, Zomato Hyperpure and other businesses. The action
ED Secures Conviction of Two Men in Cocaine-Linked Money Laundering Case, Gets 3-Year Jail Term Each
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office-I, has secured the conviction of Dara Singh and Gurdarshan Singh in a money-laundering case linked to drug trafficking involving 1.230 kg of cocaine. The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in SAS Nagar (Mohali) delivered its judgment on September 3, 2026, convicting both […]
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office-I, has provisionally attached seven immovable properties valued at approximately ₹1.50 crore in connection with an alleged money-laundering case involving Swarnjeet Singh, the then Sub-Divisional Engineer (SDE) at BSNL’s Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) in Chandigarh, and others. The action was taken under the
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has arrested Shobhit Tripathi, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Janpad Panchayat, Sironj, Madhya Pradesh, in connection with an alleged ₹30.18-crore fraud involving the government’s Marriage Assistance Scheme. Tripathi was arrested on September 2, 2026, under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai Zonal Office-II, conducted searches at 11 premises across Chennai, Coimbatore and Kolkata on September 1, 2026, as part of a money-laundering investigation into an alleged ₹40-crore cryptocurrency investment fraud linked to the Hashpe platform. The searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Madurai Sub-Zonal Office, conducted searches at six residential premises in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district on September 3, 2026, as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to the alleged illegal trafficking of methamphetamine and ganja. The searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002,
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, conducted searches at four premises in Madhya Pradesh on September 9, 2026, in connection with an alleged ₹13.99-crore loan diversion case involving M/s Nimar Agro Park and its associated entities. The searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and covered premises […]
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Dehradun Sub-Zonal Office, conducted searches at multiple locations in Dehradun on September 10, 2026, as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the 2016 Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari (VPDO) examination conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC). The searches were
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, conducted searches at 21 premises across Bengaluru, Belagavi, Gokak and Kolkata on September 9 and 10, 2026, in connection with an investigation into alleged foreign exchange violations and suspected undisclosed overseas investments linked to Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi and
