Cash-for-jobs case: Supreme Court grants bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji

Cash-for-jobs case: Supreme Court grants bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji

New Delhi: Reiterating that bail is the rule and jail exception even in cases under stringent statutes, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam. A bench of justices AS Oka and Augustine George Masih said that at … Read more

ED grills ex-CFO of Religare Enterprises in money laundering probe

ED grills ex-CFO of Religare Enterprises in money laundering probe

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday recorded the statement of Religare Enterprises’ former finance chief Nitin Aggarwal in connection with a money-laundering probe, people in the know told ET. Aggarwal was questioned on the employee stock option plan (Esop) of a subsidiary and the offer from the Burmans of Dabur to take over the … Read more

Delhi court sends AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14-day judicial custody

Delhi court sends AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14-day judicial custody

A Delhi court on Monday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan to judicial custody for 14 days in a money-laundering case. “Judicial custody till September 23,” Special Judge Rakesh Syal said. The judge passed the order after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the court that the accused was not required for further custody … Read more

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal was party to ‘criminal conspiracy’, says CBI

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal was party to ‘criminal conspiracy’, says CBI

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “party to the criminal conspiracy” of the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy since the beginning, the CBI has alleged in its latest supplementary charge sheet in the case. Concluding its probe with the submission of the fifth and final charge sheet in the case, the Central Bureau … Read more

Is there any restraint order on CM Arvind Kejriwal performing his duties from jail? asks SC

Is there any restraint order on CM Arvind Kejriwal performing his duties from jail? asks SC

Is there any restraint order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal performing his duties from jail? the Supreme Court asked the Delhi government on Friday after it was informed that files pertaining to remission of sentences of eligible convicts were getting delayed for want of his signature. Remission is the cancellation or reduction of a … Read more

ED attaches Rs 10 lakh FD of accused in NEET paper leak case

ED attaches Rs 10 lakh FD of accused in NEET paper leak case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a nearly ₹10 lakh fixed deposit of an accused in the alleged leak of medical entrance exam question paper, people in the know said. The agency had launched a probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act based on an FIR registered by CBI. It had issued summons to some … Read more

ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in money laundering case

ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in money laundering case

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan detained by ED (Photo/ANI) New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan as part of a money laundering investigation against him and some others linked to him, official sources said. He was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after … Read more

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan alleges Enforcement Directorate at his house to ‘arrest him’

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan alleges Enforcement Directorate at his house to ‘arrest him’

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday morning alleged that ‘people’ from the Enforcement Directorate were at his house to arrest him. “ED people have just arrived at my house to arrest me,” the Okhla MLA said in a post on X. — KhanAmanatullah (@KhanAmanatullah) His allegations come even as multiple members of his … Read more

CBI: VVIP chopper scandal: CBI to let accused see un-relied documents, statement of witnesses

CBI: VVIP chopper scandal: CBI to let accused see un-relied documents, statement of witnesses

The Central Bureau of Investigation has informed the Delhi High Court that it has no difficulty if the accused in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter scandal inspected un-relied documents and statements of witnesses, a development that may get the ball rolling for the commencement of trial in the high-profile case. The agency’s stand, communicated … Read more

ED investigates Indian links of foreign gambling apps, suspects over Rs 1 lakh cr bets

ED investigates Indian links of foreign gambling apps, suspects over Rs 1 lakh cr bets

The Mahadev scam, which exposed the dark underbelly of India’s illegal online betting apps, did not end with the closure of the shady application, few arrests, and tracing a money trail from Chhattisgarh to Dubai. More than two dozen offshore gaming applications are currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for remitting and … Read more