Bilateral anti-money laundering cooperation expands joint investigations, asset recovery and technical assistance, including digital forensics and training programs.
A bilateral MoU creates enhanced cooperation between financial enforcement agencies to combat money laundering, corruption, fraud and illicit financing through joint operations, exchange programmes, training, and technological assistance including digital forensic tools for improved data seizure, extraction and analysis. The agreement prioritises mutual assistance in asset tracing, confiscation and recovery and invokes PMLA-based mechanisms to permit asset restitution during pendency of proceedings.

Restitution of attached proceeds: release of recovered funds to lawful investors after ADC validation and asset monetisation.
A special PMLA court authorised the release of ED attached movable property to the Asset Disposal Committee for restitution to lawful claimants in the Rose Valley chit fund matter, directing the ED to assist the ADC in survey, valuation and monetisation to enable distribution to validated investors; the ADC is processing claims, effecting disbursals and urging remaining investors to register for claim validation.

Human trafficking networks using cross border agents structured payments to conceal proceeds and launder funds.
Hyderabad based operators trafficked Bangladeshi girls via agents along the India-Bangladesh border, using forged Indian identity documents to run brothels and move victims; the ED found proceeds were concealed by routing payments through bank accounts and online wallets, structuring transfers below regulatory thresholds, and using hawala and cross border mobile banking, and provisionally attached related wallet, bank funds and an immovable property linked to a key agent.

Money laundering probe triggers raids linked to alleged gold smuggling and an arrest in related investigation
Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, taking cognisance of a criminal FIR and a revenue intelligence case alleging a gold smuggling racket; searches follow the arrest of an individual and aim to trace proceeds, records and instrumentalities linked to the alleged offences.

Extradition request under the Extradition Act prompts arrest of alleged crypto exchange operator accused of transnational money laundering.
On an extradition request from the United States, Indian authorities obtained a provisional arrest warrant under the Extradition Act and arrested the alleged founder and primary technical administrator of a cryptocurrency exchange. US charges include conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. US authorities also seized domain names and froze funds to prevent further use of the platform for money laundering and related transnational crimes.

Crypto misuse flagged as facilitating terror financing and money laundering, prompting FIU reporting and regulatory action.
The FIU's typologies report expresses suspicion that VDAs and VASPs are being used to facilitate terrorist financing, narcotics trafficking, CSAM distribution, cybercrime proceeds laundering, and illegal betting, noting mule accounts, VPN use, high volume deposits from un hosted and offshore exchanges, unregistered VASPs, pump and dump schemes, and offshore/un identified wallets. The FIU shared credible intelligence with enforcement agencies, which took action in some cases, and the report situates these patterns within India's evolving framework of taxation, reporting obligations for exchanges under anti money laundering rules, and calls for sectoral regulation.

Money laundering allegations prompt calls for a full parliamentary probe amid delayed cross-border SEBI investigations.
Allegations assert Mauritius-based shell companies were used to facilitate money laundering, round-tripping, and tax evasion, while a Supreme Court-monitored SEBI inquiry has been delayed by insufficient cross-border information. Political actors demand a Parliamentary Joint Committee to undertake a full investigation into alleged institutional capture and regulatory failures, and to secure improved international cooperation and evidence-sharing for enforcement.

Provisional attachment under PMLA: residence provisionally attached over alleged use of narcotics proceeds for payments and campaign funding.
The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached a Chandigarh residence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, alleging the property was acquired and utilised with proceeds of a drug-trafficking syndicate; the agency alleges cash payments and campaign funding were made from illicit proceeds, cites seized handwritten notebooks showing unaccounted expenditure exceeding known income, and notes that a chargesheet has been filed and charges framed in the ongoing PMLA prosecution tracing to an underlying police FIR and prior conviction of the associate.

Money laundering probe leads to arrests over illicit export of psychotropic medicines to foreign clients
Arrests were effected under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe arising from a narcotics investigation into the cross border trafficking of psychotropic substances. The Enforcement Directorate traced proceeds from a Narcotics Control Bureau inquiry involving companies that allegedly supplied restricted medicines to foreign clients by operating a call centre, obtaining raw customer data, securing orders via internet calls, and shipping medicines through postal services, with receipts credited to multiple corporate accounts.

Trust fund misappropriation prompts FIRs and Enforcement Directorate probe into former trustees and related illicit conduct.
Allegations submitted by current trustees assert that forensic auditors produced multiple reports identifying systematic manipulation, forgery, and diversion of trust funds exceeding Rs 1,500 crore, including procurement irregularities with third party distributors. Complaints based on those findings led to multiple FIRs, transfer of matters to the Economic Offences Wing, and referral to the Enforcement Directorate for investigation under money laundering provisions; separate inquiries allege theft of valuables and alleged occult practices on trust premises.

Obstruction of public servant: FIR filed after protesters allegedly stopped and damaged ED vehicle following a money laundering raid.
A First Information Report was filed after protesters allegedly stopped and stoned an Enforcement Directorate vehicle leaving premises searched in a money laundering probe; the FIR charges obstruction of a public servant, unlawful assembly, rioting, assault or use of criminal force against a public servant, wrongful restraint, and destruction of public property against an identified person and others, following searches and seizure of cash and documents and with at least one suspect expected to be summoned for questioning.

Enforcement Directorate raid under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act led to vehicle damage and a police complaint over protest interference.
Enforcement Directorate searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a money laundering probe alleging an individual as recipient of proceeds from an alleged liquor scam; searches covered family accommodation and premises of an alleged associate. Protesters obstructed ED vehicles and hurled stones during the agency's exit, causing vehicle damage; police recorded a complaint and announced that a criminal case would be registered for the obstruction, property damage, and interference with the investigation.

Ban on coercive loan recovery: statutory registration, mediation and criminal sanctions to protect vulnerable borrowers.
The Bill creates a statutory regime to prevent predatory loan recovery by requiring registration of MFIs and lenders, prohibiting coercive recovery methods including use of violence, private agents or forcible seizure of benefit related documents, and imposing enhanced penal sanctions with cognisable, non bailable offences. It establishes an ombudsman for mediation, empowers senior police officers to act suo motu, and confines civil recovery against vulnerable borrowers where unregistered lenders used coercive actions, defining protected categories of borrowers.

Money laundering investigation under PMLA prompts raid and cash seizure; subject alleges political targeting amid no formal charges
A money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act led to searches of a politician's shared residence and associates' premises; authorities treated the politician's son as a suspected recipient of proceeds of crime and recovered cash and documents. The politician contended the cash is explainable by family income, alleged political targeting linked to recent party duties and a prior acquittal, and noted that despite a multi year inquiry no final report has been submitted nor charges framed.

Money laundering probe over alleged illegal foreign remittances prompts searches and seizures under PMLA provisions.
Allegations describe money laundering through routing funds abroad under the guise of imports of gold, diamonds and precious stones; following a customs charge sheet, searches were conducted and cash, digital devices and documentary records were seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The core allegation is that funds were routed via multiple shell companies and remitted to overseas entities through bank accounts of specified corporate entities for purported import services that were not received.

Money laundering investigation prompts raids, sparking allegations of headline management and political misuse of enforcement agencies
A money laundering investigation triggered searches of the former chief minister's residence and about a dozen related premises to probe alleged proceeds of crime from an alleged liquor syndicate, with investigators targeting the son as the alleged recipient of proceeds; political leaders claim the searches are timed for headline management during a parliamentary session and allege politicization of enforcement actions.

Enforcement Directorate custody extension: suspect held for interrogation over alleged money laundering linked to a proscribed organisation.
Enforcement authorities secured an extension of custodial detention to continue interrogation under allegations of money laundering linked to a proscribed organisation; the accused was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at an international airport and the ED sought custody to trace the money trail and investigate alleged fundraising transfers, while the defence argued transfers predated the organisation's proscription.

Money laundering probe under PMLA prompts raids on alleged liquor-scam suspects and sparks assembly protests and suspensions.
A money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act triggered Enforcement Directorate searches of multiple premises tied to an alleged liquor scam, targeting the son of a former chief minister as a suspected recipient of proceeds. The ED carried out coordinated raids, arrested several implicated individuals, and reported attachment of accused persons' assets as part of the probe, characterising the scheme as causing significant loss to the state exchequer.

Money laundering investigation under PMLA targets alleged liquor syndicate, prompting searches, arrests and asset attachments.
Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into an alleged liquor syndicate and money laundering scheme, targeting premises linked to a former chief minister's family and associates as suspected recipients of proceeds of crime; the probe has involved arrests and attachment of assets and has provoked political protest and assertions of a conspiracy.

Money laundering probe prompts ED raids on premises tied to alleged liquor scam, sparking political accusations of headline management.
The Enforcement Directorate searched multiple premises, including the Bhilai residence shared by a political leader and his son, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged liquor syndicate; the son is suspected to be a recipient of proceeds of crime and roughly 14-15 premises were reported targeted.