Prevention of Money Laundering probe sought into alleged organised criminal's illicit assets following seizure of documents and alleged land deals.
Police allege the subject conducted multiple transactions and land deals, maintained several bank accounts and firms, and that documents evidencing illegal properties in Pune district and Ahilyanagar have been seized; police have written to the Enforcement Directorate requesting action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act based on these investigative leads.

Prevention of Money Laundering Act probe sought into alleged illicit land, banking and corporate transactions linked to fugitive gangster.
Pune police request an Enforcement Directorate probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into alleged illicit land deals, multiple bank accounts and associated firms linked to fugitive accused Nilesh Ghaywal, following seizure of documents; predicate offences including violent crimes, extortion, weapons possession and passport fraud are presented to support money laundering scrutiny and invocation of MCOCA for organised criminality.

Demonetisation anniversary: opposition calls the currency withdrawal a failed policy that harmed livelihoods and trade.
Opposition commentary criticises the Union government's demonetisation policy as an economic disruption that failed to achieve its stated aims, alleging devastation of livelihoods, crippling of trade and MSMEs, severe harm to the unorganised sector, and no reduction in black money or counterfeit currency; the critiques frame the measure as a governance and accountability issue contrasting executive assurances with later assessments of impact.

Immoral trafficking probe: seizures of cash, luxury vehicles and documents under PMLA to trace illicit financial flows.
Investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into an organised immoral trafficking network resulted in seizures of over Rs 1.01 crore cash, two high-end vehicles, digital devices, and property documents, and identification of bank accounts suspected of facilitating illicit money transfers linked to venues used as operational bases.

Attachment of assets of Karnataka MLA under PMLA linked to alleged illegal export and layering of seized iron ore.
Provisional attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of immovable properties held through a Goa based company, identified as proceeds of alleged illegal iron ore export; ED alleges procurement of seized iron ore fines and export abroad via layering and use of an overseas company, following Lokayukta findings and multi location searches.

Cosmetologist arrested under PMLA denied bail in Delhi amid fraud probe, court cited pending witnesses and Section 45 rigours.
Bail by an accused cosmetologist under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was denied because the allegations were grave, crucial witnesses were yet to be examined, and the court applied the rigours of Section 45 of the PMLA-requiring prosecutor opportunity to oppose bail and satisfaction that the accused is not guilty and will not offend if released.

Money laundering charges under PMLA framed, enabling trial to proceed against accused in alleged cooperative bank fund diversion.
Charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act were framed against a former cooperative bank promoter-director and seven others based on an auditor's complaint and ED allegations that they siphoned bank funds via irregular loan approvals and transfers without proper core banking entries, creating substantial NPAs and enabling the commencement of trial after a judicial finding of sufficient material.

Andaman cooperative bank loan irregularities prompt ED probe and arrests; several accused face PMLA scrutiny.
Alleged systemic loan irregularities at the Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Bank led to police and Enforcement Directorate investigations alleging fraudulent sanctioning of loans exceeding Rs 500 crore through shell company accounts, with about Rs 230 crore allegedly diverted to the chairman and associates and commissions paid for approving multiple advances in breach of banking norms; several accused face ED PMLA scrutiny while others are under judicial custody or released in the criminal case.

Reliance Power subsidiary fake bank guarantee probe prompts third arrest under PMLA for alleged money laundering.
Enforcement Directorate investigators arrested a third person under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe into an alleged Rs 68.2 crore fake bank guarantee submitted by Reliance NU BESS Limited to the Solar Energy Corporation of India, with the agency alleging coordinated roles by a trade financing consultant, a former company CFO and the managing director of Biswal Tradelink in producing and presenting the forged instrument and related deceptive communications.

Money laundering probe targets alleged human trafficking-prostitution network; searches seek to trace illicit proceeds and corporate layering.
The Enforcement Directorate, invoking the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, investigated an alleged organised human trafficking and prostitution network where accused persons purportedly exploited vulnerable women to generate illicit cash proceeds and laundered those proceeds through multiple companies; the inquiry follows multiple FIRs and chargesheets by state police and included simultaneous searches at eight premises to locate and seize assets and trace fund movements.

Money laundering probe under PMLA prompts arrest in alleged illegal sand mining case following multi-location raids and searches.
Investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) led to the arrest of a businessman after searches found sand extracted beyond permitted limits and proceeds diverted into multiple bank accounts, with suspected outward transfers via hawala; coordinated raids targeted business premises, staff residences and transport operators to trace transactions and identify proceeds of crime.

Money-laundering probes prompt fresh investigative summons and asset attachments, signalling intensified enforcement and regulatory scrutiny.
PMLA-related enforcement: fresh investigative summons issued to a corporate chairperson in an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering inquiry, and attachment of movable assets in an online betting-linked money laundering probe, demonstrating use of summons and asset restraint powers in high profile financial investigations.

Money laundering summons: PMLA questioning ordered for corporate chairman after FIR-linked bank fraud allegations and asset attachments.
ED has issued a fresh summons to the Reliance Group chairman to depose and have his statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe linked to an FIR based on a bank complaint alleging significant outstanding liabilities and loss. The investigation involves allegations of loan diversion by multiple group companies, an asserted illegal diversion of credit from a private bank to group entities, prior searches and questioning, and provisional attachment of group assets.

Fake degree racket probes prompt ED searches under anti money laundering law at university and college premises.
Enforcement Directorate searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act targeted 16 premises linked to an alleged fake degree racket, including Monad University and Saraswati Medical College, to trace proceeds and instruments of suspected money laundering; the principal accused is in judicial custody and other suspects have been arrested and chargesheeted.

Money laundering under PMLA: coordinated raids probe alleged narco-linked terror funding and cross-border proceeds transmission.
Enforcement action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act targeted premises linked to a former minister in a narcotics-linked money laundering and alleged terror financing investigation. The probe alleges heroin-sale proceeds were deposited in local accounts, transferred through mules abroad, withdrawn in a foreign financial centre and routed to terrorist operatives. Agencies have filed charges and arrested multiple suspects while continuing forensic and financial investigations to identify proceeds of crime and funding channels.

Asset recovery frameworks recognised for strengthening confiscation, provisional attachment and victim restitution under anti-money laundering practice.
The FATF guidance recognises practical measures to identify, trace, freeze, manage, confiscate and return criminally derived assets, drawing on Indian examples that illustrate value-based confiscation, provisional attachment, inter-agency cooperation, and restitution of assets to victims.

Proceeds of crime: profits from bribe-funded share investments remain tainted and subject to attachment under money laundering law.
Profits from investments of bribe money, including market appreciation and corporate actions, constitute proceeds of crime and fall within money laundering offences; appreciation does not cleanse the taint. An allocation letter conferring exclusive commercial benefit is an intangible asset that can be proceeds of crime when obtained by misrepresentation, and provisional attachment of assets derived from such gains is justified pending adjudication.

Media sensationalisation of innocuous judicial remarks warned against; reporting discouraged and attendance securing warrants upheld as appropriate.
The court criticised media practice of extracting innocuous judicial comments and presenting them as directed criticisms, stressing media responsibility to verify context and avoid sensationalisation or defamatory reporting. It declined to mandate deletions or apologies, expecting reputable outlets to self-regulate. Separately, it dismissed a plea to quash a non-bailable warrant issued for alleged evasion, and refused virtual-only participation where physical presence is mandatorily required, noting statutory safeguards remain available upon submission to jurisdiction.

Money laundering via IPO manipulation exposed; probe finds diversion of investor funds, mule accounts, and shell companies used.
An investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act alleges a coordinated money laundering racket that diverted IPO subscription proceeds through circular transactions, artificial share-price inflation, and subsequent heavy offloading. Searches recovered forged KYC, hundreds of mule bank accounts, dual-SIM devices, and evidence of over 150 shell and dummy companies used to layer and route illicit funds, consistent with a pump-and-dump scheme that concealed the origin of funds and duped investors.

Asset attachment under PMLA to secure alleged proceeds of money laundering and enable restitution to affected lenders.
Multiple provisional orders under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act provisionally attach residential, commercial and land assets linked to a corporate group and associated entities to secure alleged proceeds of money laundering. The agency alleges systematic diversion of bank and public funds through evergreening, transfers to connected parties, investments in third party instruments, use of shell companies and international remittances, and states that concurrent foreign exchange inquiries and searches support ongoing tracing and recovery efforts aimed at restoring losses to lenders under statutory procedures.