PMLA-based FIR request over alleged consultancy payments remains under legal examination amid criticism of non-registration.
Enforcement Directorate sought registration of an FIR concerning alleged fraudulent payments by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd to Exalogic Solutions, represented as IT consultancy fees. The request relied on evidence gathered through investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Registration remained under consideration after receipt of the Advocate General's legal opinion, with the Home Department examining the matter.

Fraudulent procurement of a second passport allegedly involved false identity records, a false loss report, and overseas travel.
Alleged fraudulent procurement of a second passport arose after a passport had been surrendered in money-laundering-related proceedings. Authorities allege that the individual falsely reported the passport as lost and obtained another passport through false information, including an incorrect address in identity documentation and supporting records. The second passport was allegedly used for international travel. Criminal proceedings concern alleged forged documents, false representations and passport-related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Passports Act.

Money laundering investigation addresses alleged land grabbing through forged property records, fabricated claims, coercion, and denial of landowners' rights.
Money-laundering proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concern alleged land grabbing through forged board resolutions, forged-sale agreements, fabricated deeds, and falsified property records. The alleged conduct includes manipulation of land records, civil proceedings based on false claims, denial of landowners' lawful entitlements, and threats or physical force against persons asserting legitimate rights. The investigation is linked to multiple police FIRs concerning the individual and associated entities.

Insolvency fraud enforcement targets collusive resolutions, coordinated predicate-offence investigations, accelerated money-laundering trials, and earlier victim asset restoration.
Enforcement priorities target suspected insolvency-resolution frauds involving collusive large haircuts, promoter reacquisition of assets, related-party claim inflation, creditor-process manipulation, asset stripping, and circumvention of resolution-applicant ineligibility. Coordination with police and other agencies is emphasised for predicate offences, including joint investigation teams and committal applications to enable combined trials of predicate and money-laundering offences. Asset restoration for legitimate victims is to be pursued early, especially in investor and homebuyer frauds.

Money-laundering investigation into recruitment examination irregularities proceeds from police and vigilance FIRs concerning selection of panchayat development officers.
Alleged irregularities in the 2016 recruitment examination for Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari posts in Uttarakhand are under money-laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The case arises from four police and vigilance FIRs concerning the examination conducted by the state service selection commission. Enforcement action included a search of the premises of a personal assistant to a former Chief Minister and seizure of cash and valuables.

Money-laundering investigation prompts competing demands for a police case and allegations of political misuse by investigators.
Enforcement Directorate action in the CMRL-linked matter prompted a request for registration of an FIR based on material recovered during investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. BJP representatives asserted that the material warranted investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act and alleged delay in acting on it. CPI(M) representatives disputed the investigation's neutrality, alleging coercive collection of statements and political misuse of investigative processes. The reported allegations and counter-allegations concern initiation and conduct of a criminal investigation.

Asset restoration under anti-money-laundering law does not itself terminate criminal prosecution or excuse evasion of legal process.
Money-laundering prosecution is not rendered infructuous merely because claimant banks recover debts from attached assets restored to them. Restoration under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act enables legitimate claimants to recover losses but does not cancel or require discontinuance of criminal proceedings concerning alleged laundering and misappropriation of bank-loan funds. The Enforcement Directorate also maintains that failure to respond to summons and submit to criminal-court jurisdiction remains material to the proceedings.

Money laundering investigation into public service examination irregularities resulted in arrest and proposed custodial interrogation of an additional collector.
Money-laundering proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concern alleged corruption, question-paper leaks, and manipulation of state Public Service Commission examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021. An additional collector, formerly an officer on special duty in the office of the then chief minister, was arrested in connection with the investigation. Custodial interrogation is proposed to be sought before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court.

Party disciplinary inquiry and money-laundering allegations prompt proposed internal resolution and consideration of lawful action after legal advice.
Internal party discipline concerning a clash between an elected representative and party workers is being addressed through an inquiry report, prior suspension of two workers, and efforts to secure an amicable resolution. Consideration of a corruption case arising from an Enforcement Directorate request for registration of an FIR is subject to legal advice and a decision on lawful governmental action. The request concerns alleged evidence gathered through investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Money laundering investigation into alleged bank-loan diversion examines forged project reports, mortgaged-property sales, and suspected proxy purchasers.
Money-laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concerns alleged diversion of bank-loan funds through fake or forged project-completion reports. The allegations include sale of five mortgaged properties at grossly undervalued consideration, with some buyers suspected to be benamis or proxies. These sales were allegedly intended to alienate assets and prevent their attachment under anti-money-laundering law.

Money laundering charge framing requires strong suspicion, not conclusive proof, where alleged abuse of office generated tainted property.
Money-laundering charges were ordered to be framed against nine accused on allegations that manipulation of a railway hotel lease tender enabled the transfer of undervalued land through DMCPL and subsequent share transfers to Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav. The land was treated as alleged proceeds of crime arising from abuse of public office. At the charge-framing stage, strong suspicion, rather than conclusive proof of criminal intent, was sufficient. Documentary material concerning land transfers, company control, loans, shareholding changes and subsequent transfers supported the allegations.

Uniform child kidnapping investigations: PIL seeks prompt FIR registration, specialised procedures, asset measures and speedy trials nationwide.
A public-interest petition seeks a uniform nationwide mechanism for child kidnapping and abduction investigations, including prompt FIR registration, time-bound inquiries, standard questionnaires, special investigation procedures and senior-level investigation. It proposes dedicated courts for speedy disposal and coordinated action against interstate trafficking and illegal-adoption networks. The petition also seeks property assessment and confiscation, use of money-laundering, benami-property and black-money provisions where applicable, and consecutive sentences to deter offenders.

Money laundering cognizance follows allegations of criminal proceeds being routed through benami accounts and portrayed as legitimate property.
Cognizance of a prosecution complaint for money laundering was taken against the principal accused and co-accused, with summonses issued. The material prima facie indicated generation of proceeds of crime through alleged fraudulent conduct and their projection as untainted property. The alleged mechanism involved benami accounts, use of devotees' identity documents without consent, and routing of funds through bank accounts, a cooperative credit society and family members' accounts. Co-accused were alleged to have aided and abetted the laundering activities.

Money-laundering investigation: searches, seizures and account freezing followed allegations of dubious transactions, bitcoin purchases and inflated newspaper circulation.
Prevention of Money Laundering Act proceedings concerned allegations of dubious account transactions by a newspaper publisher and entities linked to its director. Investigative scrutiny alleged substantial cash deposits, closure of accounts after cash deposits, bitcoin purchases from purportedly tainted sources without identifiable business rationale, and inflation of claimed newspaper circulation to obtain higher advertisement revenue. Searches led to seizure of documents and digital devices, while the publishing company's bank accounts were frozen.

Bitcoin transactions from allegedly tainted sources trigger scrutiny over unexplained business rationale and suspected money laundering.
Enforcement action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act involved searches of premises linked to a publishing company, associated entities, directors and a promoter, with bank accounts frozen. Account scrutiny allegedly identified cash deposits, closed accounts and Bitcoin purchases from tainted sources without identifiable business rationale. The investigation also alleged inflation of newspaper circulation figures to misrepresent readership and obtain higher advertising revenue, in connection with an FIR alleging communal disharmony and dubious account transactions.

Money-laundering investigation scrutiny: alleged disguised consultancy payments prompted calls for an anti-corruption FIR against political figures.
The Enforcement Directorate sought an anti-corruption FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena T, P. A. Mohamed Riyas and others on material gathered during a money-laundering investigation. It alleged that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd made fraudulent payments to Exalogic Solutions, Veena's now-defunct company, under the guise of IT consultancy services. Vijayan criticised the investigation as politically motivated and as an attempt to target the cooperative sector.

Virtual asset AML/CFT compliance requires registration, reporting and record keeping, with non-compliant providers facing access takedown notices.
Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers operating in India, whether offshore or onshore, must register with FIU-IND as reporting entities when undertaking specified virtual-asset activities. Their obligations are activity-based and include registration, reporting, record-keeping and other requirements under the PMLA and rules made under it. Notices under the PMLA were issued to fifteen providers for non-compliance, accompanied by notices seeking takedown of their applications and URLs from public access.

PMLA information-sharing in alleged consultancy payments enables police FIR registration and potential money-laundering proceedings thereafter.
Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act permits the Enforcement Directorate to share criminal-investigation findings with law-enforcement agencies for registration of a fresh FIR or complaint. A police case registered on that information can form the basis for a PMLA case. In the reported investigation, FIR registration was sought on evidence gathered during the PMLA probe and searches concerning alleged consultancy payments.

PMLA information-sharing mechanism supports police FIR referral based on alleged CMRL-linked payments and investigation material.
PMLA information-sharing power under section 66(2) permits the Enforcement Directorate to transmit money-laundering investigation findings and material recovered through searches to a law-enforcement agency for consideration of a fresh FIR or complaint. An FIR registered on that basis may also support a PMLA case. Registration was reportedly sought in relation to alleged CMRL-linked bribery involving purported fraudulent consultancy payments and material said to record fund transfers to Dubai.

Money-laundering searches of media-linked premises prompted allegations of political vendetta, while investigators cited suspected funding and circulation irregularities.
Enforcement Directorate searches at premises linked to a Rajya Sabha member and an Urdu daily were undertaken in connection with a money-laundering investigation. The investigation arose from a police FIR and concerned allegations of material promoting communal disharmony, unaccounted cash transactions, suspicious funding, overstated circulation figures to secure government advertising, and advertising-linked funding connected with a Dubai-based entity. The political party disputed the action, alleging political motivation and targeting of a media voice.