Nadia betel nut trader’s premises raided by ED, business documents scrutinised
Two ED teams, escorted by CAPF personnel, arrived in a convoy of five vehicles and launched coordinated search operations.
Two ED teams, escorted by CAPF personnel, arrived in a convoy of five vehicles and launched coordinated search operations.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to expand its investigation into the CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case to include PA Mohammed Riyas, a former minister and husband of Veena T (Veena Vijayan), daughter of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In an unusual move, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the Thiruvananthapuram Sessions Court's order granting bail to SFI leader Harish Kumar, the ninth accused in the case relating to the attack on ED officials following a raid at former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's rented residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) broadened the scope of its probe into the CMRL payoff case to investigate if the first Pinarayi Vijayan government granted favours in exchange for payments to Exalogic Solutions, the company owned by the former CM’s daughter.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated T. Veena (Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister) for a second time on Thursday at its Kochi zonal office.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday launched simultaneous search operations across several locations in Kolkata, including the residence of a businessman in south Kolkata, in connection with an alleged financial irregularities case linked to illegal construction and land grabbing.
“If the CM barges into an ED investigation, your idea of remedy for the ED is to go to the state government which is headed by the CM and inform them about it and seek remedy?” the bench said, when advocate Sibal argued that the agency had remedies other than moving a writ petition under Article 32.
The top court made the remarks while hearing the writ petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate under Article 32 of the Constitution in connection with its January 28 raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC.
Turning the heat on the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the ruling DMK has approached Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Central agency to register cases against former AIADMK ministers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and proceed with investigation.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi passed the order while hearing a criminal writ petition filed by ED Assistant Director Pratik and Assistant Enforcement Officer Shubham Bharti seeking quashing of the FIR or transfer of the investigation to an independent agency.
