Articles by Abhishek Sharan
ED seizes ₹1.42 cr assets of Tadoba tiger reserve’ s ex-service provider
ED seized jewellery and bullion worth ₹1.42 crore in a money laundering case against Wild Connectivity Solutions for defrauding ₹12.15 crore from Tadoba Tiger Reserve.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 08:36 AM IST
ED conducts searches in ₹10,000 cr illegal foreign remittances case
ED seized assets worth ₹1 crore in Mumbai and Thane linked to a money-laundering case involving illegal foreign remittances over ₹10,000 crore.
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 06:00 AM IST
CBI files fresh case against IRS officer and wife
CBI registers a fresh corruption case against IRS officer CPS Chauhan and four others, including his wife, for amassing disproportionate wealth.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 08:44 AM IST
ED takes over property of Mirchi family
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken possession of the land in Grant Road East, where once stood the New Roshan Talkies, belonging to the family of late alleged narcotics trafficker Iqbal Mirchi, as part of its money-laundering probe into his assets
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 09:42 AM IST
NCB seizes pharma drugs worth ₹75 lakh, and 2.44 lakh ‘fake’ cigarettes
While an international smuggling syndicate’s involvement is suspected in the case, it has also taken two city-based courier-logistics firms under its scanner
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:55 AM IST
ED freezes ₹5.4 crore assets in ₹4,957 crore bank fraud probe
The ED has frozen assets worth ₹5.4 crore in a ₹4,957 crore bank fraud case involving Pratibha Industries Ltd, following raids in Mumbai and Delhi.
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 06:50 AM IST
DRI seizes gold worth ₹5 crore, 4 arrested
MUMBAI: DRI arrested four, including two duty-free shop staff, for smuggling 6 kg gold worth ₹4.84 crore at Mumbai airport on Friday.
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 07:50 AM IST
NAMCO Bank case: Probe reveals funds routed to Dubai
MUMBAI: ED probes suspicious bank transfers from Nashik to Dubai, involving ₹100 crore in 14 accounts linked to shell firms; cash seized in raids.
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 08:08 AM IST
CBI books own deputy superintendent in corruption case
CBI has booked its deputy superintendent BM Meena for accepting bribes in bank fraud cases, along with seven others, recovering ₹55 lakh in cash.
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 07:18 AM IST
CBI chargesheets 5, including FSSAI asst director, in corruption case
CBI charges five, including FSSAI's A Jagtap, in a bribery case, alleging ₹1.20 lakh was demanded from a private lab for clearing bills.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 10:44 PM IST
Russian national handled OctaFX global forex operations: ED
Pavel Prozorov allegedly exploited regulatory loopholes and established dummy entities in Indiato transfer funds overseas without raising suspicion
Updated on Dec 29, 2024 06:52 AM IST
ED probe reveals use of ₹5 notes as ‘identifiers’ for hawala transactions
ED's probe into ₹196 crore money laundering linked to NAMCO Bank reveals use of rare ₹5 notes for hawala, with suspects coordinating via WhatsApp
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 10:07 AM IST
ED freezes assets worth ₹130.57 crore in Mahadev Online Book case
The agency has so far conducted searches at more than 110 locations across the country, including Maharashtra, as part of its inter-state investigation
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST
EPFO officer booked for amassing disproportionate assets
CBI probes EPFO officer for ₹125.44 lakh in disproportionate assets, linked to suspicious transactions in his wife's account, amid corruption allegations.
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:04 AM IST
ED seizes assets worth ₹3.9 crore in money laundering probe
The agency's investigation stems from a Worli police case against the accused for allegedly embezzling ₹137 crore from certain non-banking financial companies
Updated on Dec 13, 2024 05:12 PM IST
DRI seizes 12.5 kg smuggled gold worth 9.95 cr, arrests 6
The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday seized 12.5 kilogram of smuggled gold, worth ₹9.95 crore, and arrested six persons, including three airport staff and three suspected ‘receivers’ of an alleged smuggling syndicate
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes gold worth ₹19.6 crore in Mumbai raid
The agency arrested the alleged mastermind of the syndicate that operated the facility, which was reportedly used for melting smuggled gold
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 02:44 PM IST
Crypto currency scam: ED freezes ₹12.5cr in Thane, Navi Mum, other cities
The ED froze Proceeds of Crime (POC) worth ₹12.5 crore, in the form of bank balances, fixed deposits and mutual funds, as part of its money-laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore fraud against multiple investors on the pretext of doubling their investment through the app, HPZ Token
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Mumbai court okays monetisation of ₹2,565.9cr in properties in Choksi fraud case
The court's decision followed an application from the victim banks, Punjab National Bank and ICICI Bank, backed by the ED to strengthen the plea
Published on Dec 10, 2024 02:21 PM IST
ED questions actress Gehna Vasisth for 7 hours in porn app case
ED’s probe revealed she pressured reluctant actors to shoot intimate scenes; Vasisth says “movies of erotic genre”, not porn
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Customs official, booked in corruption case by CBI, approaches court for bail
Vineet Dhattarwal, represented by advocate Sujay Kantawala, argued before the Sessions court that he was being falsely implicated
Published on Dec 09, 2024 02:51 PM IST
ED attaches assets worth ₹388 crore in money laundering case against Mahadev Online Book
The ED has attached assets worth ₹387.99 crore linked to the Mahadev Online Book platform for illegal online betting and money laundering activities.
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 07:52 AM IST
₹13.5cr seized in NAMCO Bank laundering case
In the Nashik Merchant Co-operative Bank (NAMCO Bank) money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized cash amounting to ₹13.5 crore during searches at seven premises in Mumbai and Ahmedabad
Updated on Dec 07, 2024 07:12 AM IST
ED attaches ₹16.42 Cr assets in VAT scam
The ED has provisionally attached assets worth ₹16.42 crore in a money-laundering probe linked to bogus entities involved in ₹458.24 crore sales fraud.
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Customs official booked for seeking bribe for clearing import consignment
The Mumbai unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a customs official in an alleged bribery case related to the demand of undue advantage worth ₹4 lakh for issuing clearance to a private firm for an import consignment, comprising an industrial chemical, which arrived from Dubai
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 05:58 AM IST
ED's money laundering probe leads to arrest in Malegaon bank fraud case
ED) has arrested Bhesaniya Valimohd in connection with a money laundering investigation involving suspicious transactions at a Malegaon-based bank
Published on Dec 05, 2024 01:21 PM IST
DRI arrests 5 with MD worth 24cr and ₹1.93cr in cash
The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized 16 kilograms of Mephedrone or MD, worth ₹24 crore in grey market, from the alleged possession of two persons, who arrived in the city from Hyderabad by bus
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Raj Kundra skips second ED summons in a week
He had expressed his inability to appear on Monday and had sought time, agency sources said.
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 04:00 AM IST
Porn app case: Raj Kundra skips ED summons, seeks more time
Raj Kundra, husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, has been summoned by the ED for questioning in a money laundering probe linked to pornographic content
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 09:17 AM IST
HPZ Token scam: ED attaches assets worth ₹106.2 crore in India, Dubai
The ED has attached assets worth ₹106.2 crore linked to a fraud scheme involving Chinese entities that promised investors high returns via a mobile app
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 08:56 AM IST