Tag: Money Laundering

Chennai/New Delhi: Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI from Chennai in connection with its ongoing probe into the INX media case, an official said on Wednesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation official said that he was arrested from the Chennai airport after he returned from London. He […]

Islamabad: Pakistan is among the 50 worst countries in terms of money laundering and terror financing, according to a study conducted by a Swiss group. The study by Basel Institute on Governance ranked Pakistan at the 46th position in the list of 146 countries with greater chances of money laundering and terror financing, the News […]

New Delhi: The ED on Saturday summoned Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel on May 24 in a money laundering case it registered regarding a sting operation by his portal that showed senior TMC leaders in West Bengal allegedly receiving money in exchange for favours to a fictitious company. The Enforcement Directorate directed Samuel to visit its […]

New York: A 28-year-old Indian national in the US has pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scam in which individuals from call centres located in India impersonated US tax and immigration officials to defraud victims across America. Ashvinbhai Chaudhari, who most recently resided in Texas pleaded guilty before US District Court Judge […]

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against the authorities of the SUM hospital and the charitable trust running it after 25 people were killed in a massive fire last week here. The agency’s zonal office here has booked a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to examine the […]

As general elections draw closer, Sebi has enhanced its surveillance to thwart any attempts by listed companies and others to channelise illicit funds through capital markets or investment schemes for polls

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday extended Robert Vadra’s interim bail till March 2. Vadra was present at the court for the first time in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge Arvind Kumar also extended till March 2 interim protection from arrest to Vadra’s close […]

New Delhi: Robert Vadra, who skipped the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioning a day ago citing poor health on Wednesday deposed before the agency in connection with a money laundering case. He arrived at the ED’s Jamnagar office here at 10.30 a.m. On February 16, a Delhi court had extended Vadra’s interim bail till March 2. […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at six places in multiple cities in connection with a case of money laundering it registered against the former Chairman and directors of the IL&FS, officials said. A senior ED official said the agency was carrying out searches in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, Delhi and Haryana’s […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, is not cooperating in the investigation and the agency may require his custodial interrogation in a money laundering case. A Special Public Prosecutor told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that despite being given various […]

London/New Delhi: In a fresh win for India, the United Kingdom High Court has rejected fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s written submission for permission to appeal against his extradition order passed by a Westminster magistrate’s court. The submission was rejected by Justice William Davis on April 5. Mallya has five days for an oral submission, said […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel here for over 10 hours in connection with a money laundering probe into the losses suffered by Air India under the alleged multi-crore aviation scam. This was Patel’s second appearance before the agency in connection with the case. The Nationalist […]

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Dino Morea and popular disc jockey DJ Aqeel, who is the son-in-law of actor-director Sanjay Khan, on Monday skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s summons in the Rs 8,100 crore Sterling Biotech loan fraud case. A senior official told IANS: “The agency had summoned Morea and Aqeel last week but they skipped the […]

London: The UK High Court on Tuesday allowed Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya, charged with fraud and money-laundering back home, to appeal against his extradition to India, local media reported. Mallya, whose extradition order had been upheld by the Westminister Magistrates’ Court last year and his appeal against it rejected earlier this year, had moved […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday dismissed Pakistan’s claims of cracking down on terrorists and terror groups as “hoodwinking” the international community and accused it of maintaining “double standards”, after reports that the US government has confirmed in a London court that fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi. “The location of Dawood Ibrahim is […]