Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): News
15 Apr 2025
HaryanaED summons Robert Vadra in money laundering case
Robert Vadra, businessman and Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, has been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday. The inquiry is in connection with a money laundering case related to a land deal.
21 Feb 2025
Enforcement Directorate (ED)ED attaches ₹10cr assets of director Shankar—Copyright case explained
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached three properties worth ₹10.11cr belonging to famous film director S Shankar.
14 Nov 2024
Amanatullah KhanAAP's Amanatullah Khan granted bail in Waqf Board case
The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi has granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Waqf Board.
17 Oct 2024
Article 370CJI Chandrachud proposes Justice Sanjiv Khanna as his successor
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna as his successor.
19 Sep 2024
Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaRBI develops AI model to identify fradulent bank accounts
The Reserve Bank of India's Innovation Hub (RBIH) has introduced an artificial intelligence model, named MuleHunter AI.
05 Sep 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'How long we should hear...': SC during Kejriwal's bail hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam.
28 Aug 2024
Hemant Soren'Bail is rule, jail exception' applies even in PMLA: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the general principle that "bail is rule and jail is exception" applies even to money laundering cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
07 Aug 2024
Arvind Kejriwal'Improve prosecution quality in money-laundering cases': Supreme Court to ED
The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to enhance the quality of prosecution in money laundering cases.
17 Jul 2024
Arvind KejriwalDelhi HC reserves order on Kejriwal's plea challenging CBI arrest
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its decision on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea contesting his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy case.
02 Jul 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)CBI issues non-bailable warrant against Mallya in loan default case
A special court in Mumbai has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against businessman Vijay Mallya, in connection with a ₹180-crore loan default case linked to Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
26 Jun 2024
Abhishek Manu SinghviSupreme Court allows Kejriwal to withdraw plea, file new one
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted permission to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to withdraw his plea challenging the Delhi High Court's interim stay on his bail order in the case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy.
25 Jun 2024
Arvind KejriwalDelhi HC stays trial court's order granting bail to Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the Rouse Avenue Court's order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy.
20 Jun 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)ED raids Amtek Group over ₹20,000 crore bank fraud case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted raids at 35 locations across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Nagpur.
22 May 2024
Hemant SorenHemant Soren withdraws bail petition after SC rap
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren—arrested in January in a money laundering case—withdrew an interim bail plea before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
20 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalED moves court against Kejriwal, seeks extension of judicial custody
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday approached the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, seeking to extend the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
16 May 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Supreme Court restricts ED's power to arrest under PMLA
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) once a special court has taken cognizance of the complaint.
14 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalED to make AAP accused in Delhi excise policy case
The Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi High Court that it will make Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party an accused in the excise policy scam case.
07 May 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Jharkhand: ED arrests Congress leader's secretary after ₹35cr cash recovery
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), late on Monday night, arrested the personal secretary to Jharkhand Rural Development Minister (JRDM) Alamgir Alam—Sanjeev Lal—and Lal's house help Jahangir Alam.
06 May 2024
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Jharkhand: Cash recovered during raid on help of minister's aide
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted a series of raids across Ranchi, Jharkhand.
09 Apr 2024
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamTamil Nadu: ED raids multiple locations linked to ex-DMK leader
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday initiated a series of raids across over 25 locations in Tamil Nadu.
05 Apr 2024
Rahul GandhiCongress releases manifesto for 2024 polls, focus on 'Paanch Nyay'
The Congress released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
26 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiKejriwal arrest: AAP to 'gherao' PM residence, BJP demands resignation
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to "gherao" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case.
01 Mar 2024
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Paytm Payments Bank fined Rs. 5.49 crore for money laundering
Paytm Payments Bank has been slapped with a Rs. 5.49 crore fine by the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) for breaching the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) obligations.
06 Feb 2024
Arvind KejriwalED raids premises linked to Kejriwal's personal secretary, AAP MP
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, raided multiple locations in Delhi linked to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP ND Gupta, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar, and others.
13 Jan 2024
Arvind KejriwalDelhi liquorgate: ED summons Kejriwal again—4th time in 2 months
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the fourth time in the money laundering case linked to the Delhi liquor policy.
09 Jan 2024
Rabri DeviLand-for-jobs scam: ED chargesheet names Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharti
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi in its first chargesheet in a money laundering case linked to the Indian Railways land-for-jobs scam.
30 Oct 2023
Manish SisodiaDelhi liquor scam: Supreme Court denies bail to Manish Sisodia
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in cases linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
10 Oct 2023
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Delhi Waqf Board corruption: ED raids AAP's Amanatullah Khan's residence
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amanatullah Khan's residence and other properties in Delhi as part of a money-laundering case, NDTV reported.
04 Oct 2023
Supreme Court Of India'ED can't be vindictive': Supreme Court overturns arrests of businessmen
The Supreme Court has overturned the arrests of the directors of Gurugram-based realty group M3M—Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal—in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), per NDTV.
12 Aug 2023
Lok SabhaTech makeover, witness protection key additions in bill replacing CrPC
The Centre introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha on Friday to revamp the legal framework of India's criminal justice system.
31 Jul 2023
Lalu Prasad YadavLand-for-jobs scam: Lalu Yadav, family's assets worth Rs. 6cr seized
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday seized properties worth Rs. 6 crore linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and their son and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged land-for-jobs scam, NDTV reported.
10 Jul 2023
Manish SisodiaSupreme Court to hear Manish Sisodia's bail plea on Friday
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia's bail plea in the Delhi liquor policy scam case on Friday.
15 May 2023
Satyendar JainAAP's Satyendar Jain moves SC seeking bail in PMLA case
Jailed former Delhi cabinet minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Satyendar Jain, moved the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the Delhi High Court order which rejected his bail plea in a money laundering case against him.
12 Apr 2023
Ajit PawarMSC Bank scam: ED chargesheet drops NCP's Ajit Pawar, wife
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank in a multi-crore money laundering case, naming a company linked to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar.
08 Mar 2023
CryptocurrencyGovernment imposes anti-money laundering provisions on cryptocurrency, virtual assets
In the latest blow to the cryptocurrency sector in the country, the Indian government has imposed money laundering provisions on the industry.
07 Mar 2023
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Liquor policy: ED arrests businessman Arun Pillai; Sisodia's questioning likely
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai in connection to the Delhi liquor policy scam case.
03 Mar 2023
JharkhandJharkhand: ED seizes Rs. 3 crore linked to IAS Singhal
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized Rs. 3 crore in cash in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against now-suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal.
25 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court to review its 'Money Laundering Act' decision today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a review petition on Thursday that challenged its recent judgment on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002.
