The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the plea for a CBI investigation into the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a raid at the rented Thiruvananthapuram residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter on May 27.
BJP leader Shone George has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking an investigation into suspected offshore money transfers in the CMRL–Exalogic payout case, alleging that funds from Exalogic Solutions were routed to foreign bank accounts.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, reacting sharply to the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) East Delhi leader Deepak Singla following an ED investigation in connection with a major bank scam, said yet another dark face of the party has come to the fore.
Robert Vadra secured bail from a Delhi court in the Shikohpur land deal case while accusing the ED of acting under government pressure during the ongoing probe.
A deputy commissioner of the Kolkata Police's Special Branch Shantanu Sinha Biswas appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Thursday in connection with a money-laundering and land grabbing case in West Bengal.
The attachment has been carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, through a Provisional Attachment Order.
The state government on Saturday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition relating to the searches conducted at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain.
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) had sought a detailed report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday regarding the sequence of events during the agency’s search operations in Kolkata in connection with the alleged illegal coal smuggling case.
Addressing a public meeting at Matua dominated Taherpur, Mr Banerjee framed the ED action as part of a larger “coordinated assault on democracy”, alleging that central agencies were being weaponised to stifle the Opposition while fundamental rights of ordinary citizens were being eroded through electoral processes.
Lawyers close to the development opined that since a judicial order adjourning the case had already been passed, the Acting Chief Justice chose not to interfere in the matter.
