National Herald case: money laundering charges against Gandhi family deemed based on private complaint lacking FIR and jurisdiction.
The judge held that taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering charge sheet is impermissible where it is based on a private complaint and not on an FIR for a predicate offence, and where the matter is the subject of an FIR already lodged by the police Economic Offences wing; the decision stressed the jurisdictional requirement of a predicate FIR.

National Herald case: court refuses cognisance of ED chargesheet over lack of predicate offence, involving Gandhis.
Court refused to take cognisance of the ED's money laundering chargesheet against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and others because the chargesheet arose from a private complaint rather than an FIR alleging a predicate offence, noting that the Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing had already lodged an FIR and that adjudication of ED's merits based arguments would be premature.

Cooperative bank fraud: bail denied amid alleged Rs500 crore laundering using shell companies and bribery.
The court found prima facie materials showing active involvement of the accused in money laundering arising from the cooperative bank fraud, relying on investigative statements that shell companies were created in connivance, bank funds were fraudulently disbursed and routed and some funds paid as a bribe followed by acquisition of immovable property; it also observed evidence destruction allegations, held arrests justified, and noted a chargesheet against 39 persons with loans sanctioned through over 100 accounts.

Journalist Mahesh Langa granted interim bail in money laundering probe with strict reporting and trial conditions.
Interim bail to journalist Mahesh Langa is subject to day-to-day trial by a special court, a prohibition on seeking adjournments, and a bar on publishing about the subjudice case, with breach exposing him to bail cancellation; the ED has produced nine witnesses, charges are yet to be framed, and a compliance status report was ordered for the next hearing.

ED questions Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor over alleged money laundering tied to Reliance Anil Ambani investments.
The Enforcement Directorate recorded a statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act from Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor regarding alleged 2017-2019 investments by Yes Bank in Reliance Home Finance Ltd and Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd that became non-performing, with outstanding amounts of Rs 1,353.5 crore and Rs 1,984 crore respectively; the ED alleges public monies from an erstwhile mutual fund were indirectly routed via Yes Bank due to conflict-of-interest restrictions on direct mutual fund investment in those group finance companies.

Transnational cyber fraud using 111 shell companies and mule accounts allegedly siphoned around Rs 1,000 crore via technology driven schemes.
The CBI filed a chargesheet against 17 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies for an alleged transnational cyber fraud and money laundering network that used 111 shell companies, mule accounts and technology platforms to siphon about Rs 1,000 crore; investigators attribute operational direction to four named foreign handlers and cite digital forensic evidence and active foreign linked UPI activity establishing ongoing external control.

Codeine-based cough syrup crackdown prompts calls for central probe and fuels political dispute over alleged links.
Dhananjay Singh rejected a "Codeine Bhaiya" jibe and called for serious investigation into alleged over-stocking, interstate illicit manufacture and distribution of codeine-based cough syrups and potential money laundering, urging involvement of central agencies such as the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate; he denied personal involvement in narcotics trade and distinguished the UP syrup matter from a separate Madhya Pradesh case.

Eknath Khadse must face trial in alleged money laundering over a heavily discounted Pune land purchase.
The special court refused to discharge Eknath Khadse, his wife and son in law in a PMLA prosecution, finding sufficient material to proceed to framing of charges based on an ED probe originating from an ACB FIR. The court held that material prima facie shows dishonest intention and that Khadse allegedly used his position to facilitate the purchase of a three acre Bhosari plot at Rs 3.75 crore against an alleged market value of Rs 31.01 crore, and that acquisition means appear not legally approved, amounting to criminal misconduct on the face of the record.

ISIS-linked module tied to Khair wood smuggling and alleged terror-financing, and linked entities' assets seized.
ED investigation found an alleged ISIS module in Padgha engaged in illegal cutting and smuggling of Khair from reserve forests, linking those proceeds to a PMLA terror-financing money laundering probe; searches yielded cash and valuables, and analysis showed suspects supplied wood to kattha-producing companies, with some recovered wood turned over to the forest department.

UP illegal cough syrup trade faces multi-state raids under money laundering probe, with large seizures and multiple custodial actions.
A federal probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act targets an alleged illegal codeine based cough syrup trade in Uttar Pradesh, prompting raids at over 25 premises in multiple states. Authorities recovered tens of thousands of CBCS bottles, electronic devices and documents, encountered fake addresses, and estimate illicit proceeds at about Rs 1,000 crore. The investigation, linked to about 30 police FIRs, involves alleged diversion, smuggling of schedule H syrups, multiple custodial actions and tracing of proceeds for asset recovery.

Ponzi scam assets worth Rs 17.91 crore provisionally attached under money laundering law; investigation ongoing.
The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached assets worth Rs 17.91 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe into a pan India Ponzi network operated through a fraudulent website; attachments cover immovable and movable properties alleged to be proceeds of crime, and total attachments in the case now amount to Rs 54.98 crore while investigation continues.

Illegal cough syrup trade probe triggers multi-location raids and asset seizure investigation under money laundering laws.
A money laundering investigation under the PMLA targets an alleged illegal trade in codeine based cough syrups, with coordinated raids at multiple premises linked to manufacturers, traders, a chartered accountant and suspected organisers. The action is based on about 30 police FIRs alleging illegal manufacture, trade and cross border transport, records estimated proceeds of crime of about Rs 1,000 crore, and follows state arrests and formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe predicate offences and trace alleged proceeds.

Terror financing investigation targeting an ISIS linked module and smuggling proceeds traced as illicit funds for extremist activity.
Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated multi state searches under the PMLA arising from an NIA chargesheet alleging a "highly radicalised" ISIS linked module involved in recruitment, weapons procurement and fundraising; investigators also targeted an alleged Khair wood smuggling racket whose receipts were treated as proceeds of crime used to finance extremist activity, with operations coordinated with anti terror and central security units to enable asset tracing and seizure under the money laundering framework.

Dairy investment fraud probe triggers searches under anti money laundering law over alleged Rs108.3 crore fund diversion.
Searches under the anti money laundering framework targeted premises linked to the promoter and professionals of two dairy and agro feed companies after police FIRs alleged that investor funds were solicited by false claims of high profitability and then diverted through multiple accounts and entities; the FIRs quantify the alleged diversion at Rs 108.30 crore and investigators are tracing asset flows and layering of proceeds.

HPZ token investment fraud: charge sheet alleges organised laundering of over Rs 1000 crore using shell companies and crypto.
A charge sheet alleges an overseas organized syndicate used a fake HPZ Tokens app and a network of shell companies to collect and launder over Rs 1,000 crore. The scheme purported crypto-mining returns, relied on local corporate structures and professionals, exploited payment aggregators for rapid inter-account transfers and partial disbursements to investors, converted proceeds into cryptocurrency for transfer abroad, and names 30 entities including two foreign principals, 27 individuals and three companies.

Karthi Chidambaram challenges provisional attachment of properties in PMLA case, arguing attachment lapsed for lack of pending prosecution.
Karthi Chidambaram challenges confirmation of a provisional attachment of his properties worth Rs 1.16 crore in the Aircel-Maxis PMLA investigation, arguing that when the confirmation order was passed no prosecution complaint had been filed against him, no proceedings under the PMLA were pending, the statutory limitation condition remained unsatisfied, and consequently the provisional attachment had lapsed such that subsequent filing of a prosecution complaint could not validate the prior confirmation.

Hyderabad education outfit accused of diverting RTE and donor funds and generating proceeds of crime under PMLA.
The Enforcement Directorate alleges that Operation Mercy India Foundation charged regular fees to students represented as fully sponsored, diverted RTE and scholarship reimbursements to its head office, and thus generated proceeds of crime under the PMLA, identifying Rs 15.37 crore as proceeds and attaching immovable assets valued at about Rs 15 crore.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu suspended by party after 'Rs 500 crore' remark and faces a defamation notice amid corruption allegations.
Party disciplinary action suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu from primary membership after her remark about Rs 500 crore for the chief minister's chair; a senior party MP served a legal notice alleging defamation and demanding an apology. Competing allegations include claims of ticket-selling and links to smugglers, while Sidhu denies undisclosed wealth and acknowledges potential investigations by enforcement or tax authorities. The core legal issues are party discipline, civil defamation proceedings by notice, and possible criminal or regulatory probes into corruption or undisclosed assets.

Rice milling scam: chargesheet alleges aide collected nearly Rs20 crore through extortion and laundering of milling incentives.
Supplementary chargesheet names Dipen Chawda as an accused in a Rs 175 crore rice milling scheme, alleging he collected nearly Rs 20 crore from public servants and acted as a manager of illicit funds while CRMA office bearers and CG Markfed officers allegedly colluded to withhold incentive payments, extort Rs 20 per quintal from rice millers, and divert state milling incentives for personal gain in a money laundering and corruption probe.

Sewage treatment plant tender corruption: chargesheet filed under PMLA alleging Rs17.70 crore proceeds from bribes and undue profits.
ED filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act alleging that 14 accused, including a former minister, DJB officials and a Hyderabad firm, manipulated STP tender terms to restrict use to IFAS technology, enabling a single supplier; the agency alleges proceeds of crime of Rs 17.70 crore comprised of Rs 6.73 crore in alleged bribes and Rs 9.96 crore undue profit, and has attached assets worth Rs 15.36 crore.