Possession of attached assets sought under PMLA to secure alleged proceeds of crime and recover rent income.
The Enforcement Directorate has served notices to take possession and require vacation of immovable properties attached in a money laundering probe linked to Associated Journals Limited and National Herald, invoking procedural powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and rules to secure assets confirmed by the adjudicating authority and to direct transfer of rents to the ED, on the basis that the attached assets and AJL shareholdings constitute proceeds of crime.

Possession under PMLA: enforcement agency issues notices to take control of attached AJL assets and seek rent transfer.
The Enforcement Directorate issued notices under Section (8) and Rule 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to take possession of immovable properties previously attached and confirmed by the adjudicating authority, affixing them at AJL/Young Indian premises and seeking vacation or transfer of rent. The attachments arose from a November 2023 probe alleging use of company properties to generate proceeds of crime through bogus donations, advance rent and advertisements.

Asset restitution: attached proceeds traced under PMLA transferred for validation and disbursement to lawful investors.
The Enforcement Directorate, acting under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, attached funds and assets traced to the Rose Valley group, converted recovered bank balances into fixed deposits and transferred a major tranche to an Asset Disposal Committee established by High Court direction. The ADC, chaired by a retired judge, validates registered investor claims, conducts survey and valuation of attached properties, and oversees monetisation and disbursement of realised assets to lawful claimants while prosecutions and further asset realisation continue.

Money laundering allegations: diversion of sanctioned bank loan alleged, prompting PMLA investigation and asset identification and attachment.
Allegations describe diversion of sanctioned bank loan proceeds for a purported wind project through shell entities and affiliated companies, with funds layered and transferred to settle existing liabilities; searches uncovered documentary and digital evidence alleged to show layering, sham agreements and asset acquisition, and authorities report identification of assets as proceeds of crime with steps underway for quantification and attachment under the PMLA.

Existence of scheduled offence can determine continuation of money laundering prosecution; predicate charges may affect PMLA trials.
The petition argues that the existence of a scheduled offence and the characterization of proceeds of crime are essential to initiate or continue prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and therefore charge arguments in related PMLA trials should be deferred until charges are framed and the predicate proceedings are resolved.

Extradition of accused returned to India; leader criticises unfulfilled black money pledge and vows legal challenge to Waqf Act
Congratulates the central government on the extradition of a 26/11 accused from the US while criticising the government for failing to recover promised illicit funds; references a Saudi fatwa asserting the finality of Islam and rejecting interfaith unification proposals; endorses protests against the Waqf Amendment Act and announces an intention to pursue a legal challenge to the amendment as an exercise of political expression.

Fundamental rights: constitutional remedy petition challenged, agency urged to consider citizens' rights amid transfer and bail cancellation bid.
The Supreme Court questioned the Enforcement Directorate's use of Article 32 to seek transfer of the Nagrik Apurti Nigam money laundering case and required the agency to consider citizens' fundamental rights; the Article 32 petition was withdrawn. The ED seeks transfer of the PMLA prosecution and cancellation of anticipatory bail, asserting misuse of bail and alleging contact between state functionaries and a judicial officer. The PMLA complaint stems from a 2015 raid that seized unaccounted cash and tested public distribution system samples as substandard.

Money laundering probe targets Noida realty group over alleged investor cheating, prompting raids and searches under PMLA.
Enforcement Directorate carried out searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at premises of a Noida realty group and associated locations targeting Bhasin Infotech and its director, following numerous police complaints by investors alleging they were cheated and homes were not delivered; the searches aim to gather evidence to establish links between the alleged investor cheating and proceeds of unlawful activity.

Money laundering under PMLA: arrest of cooperative bank ex chairman in probe over diverted fraudulent loans and alleged asset acquisition.
The federal agency arrested the former cooperative bank chairman under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), alleging that branch staff opened fraudulent gold loan accounts using fabricated documents, diverted funds which constituted proceeds of crime, and laundered those proceeds to the accused, who is alleged to have acquired assets disproportionate to known income; the accused was remanded to custody for further enforcement action.

SFIO investigation names CM's daughter, prompting claims of political targeting and triggering possible prosecution and court proceedings.
The SFIO investigation has named the Chief Minister's daughter in alleged illegal payments between her defunct IT firm and a private mining company; the CM contends the payments were made through proper channels, taxed, and for services rendered while accusing selective media reporting and political targeting. SFIO reportedly found alleged non-provision of services and uncovered a larger fraud involving inflated expenses and fake bills; reports indicate ministry approval for prosecution proceedings and potential Enforcement Directorate involvement, with the matter pending in court.

Money laundering probe results in arrest of company principals and provisional seizure of corporate assets.
Allegations state a corporate group and its directors raised unauthorised public deposits by labelling receipts as share capital or advances, employed nominee directors/shareholders to disguise use of funds, and diverted investor monies into immovable property. This conduct forms the predicate for a criminal money laundering prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, with company principals arrested and provisional attachment of purported proceeds effected pending further enforcement action.

Money laundering as a standalone offence: trial steps may proceed despite unresolved predicate charges, subject to framing objections.
The core dispute is whether charge framing in PMLA prosecutions must be deferred until the predicate scheduled offences are prima facie established; the petitioner argues money laundering allegations rest on a subsisting prosecution and proof of the predicate offence and seeks deferment limited to framing of charges, while the Enforcement Directorate contends the PMLA offence is standalone and charge framing or trial cannot be stayed absent final absolution in the predicate matter.

Money laundering: chargesheet filed against former constable seeking asset confiscation and alleging concealed corrupt proceeds and linked arrests.
A prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was filed against a former transport department constable seeking confiscation of identified proceeds of crime, with provisional attachment of assets and prior cash and gold seizures attributed to the accused despite registration of a vehicle in an associate's name. The chargesheet follows a Lokayukta FIR and coordinated investigations by multiple agencies, alleges concealment through relatives and associates and names additional arrested persons, and records the accused's judicial custody while pursuing confiscation claims.

Right to participate in public life: ministerial appointment argued not to breach bail conditions and trial integrity.
Balaji contends his appointment as a cabinet minister did not violate the bail conditions in his money laundering case, denies any exertion of influence over witnesses, and invokes Article 21 rights to participate in public life. He offers to abide by court conditions to protect trial sanctity, suggests use of the Witness Protection Scheme for vulnerable witnesses, and warns that courts should not direct the Governor to revoke ministerial pleasure, citing Article 361 and limits on judicial interference with executive appointments.

Money laundering probe: ED remands political leader and company executive amid alleged diversion of bank funds and benami transfers.
Two individuals, including a political leader and his company's managing director, were arrested and remanded to ED custody in a PMLA case alleging diversion and misappropriation of bank funds through shell companies, interest free loans and benami transfers; searches recovered incriminating documents. The money laundering probe stems from a CBI FIR alleging an alleged bank loan fraud against a consortium of banks between 2012 and 2016, with relatives implicated as directors, shareholders or guarantors and parallel investigative steps taken under PMLA.

Digital arrest fraud prompts cyber investigation and arrests after CDR and money trail tracing identify syndicate.
A cyber fraud syndicate used impersonation of law-enforcement, forged documents and continuous video surveillance to effect a digital arrest, extort payments through bank accounts opened with forged documents and fake SIMs, and route proceeds through recruited account providers; police registered an FIR, traced call detail records and money trails, conducted raids leading to multiple arrests and seizures, and continue investigations to apprehend remaining suspects.

Article 3 risk of inhuman treatment blocks permission to appeal extradition discharge due to detention conditions.
The High Court refused certification for appeal because the Government's two points-the accused's standard of proof and proposed assurances about Tihar prison conditions-did not involve points of law of general importance. The High Court had discharged the extradition order after finding a real risk to the appellant under Article 3 ECHR and a potential Article 6 ECHR breach concerning fair trial standards, leaving further pursuit of appeal to the Government as a procedural option.

Money laundering probe: MP questioned over alleged benami and bogus loan scheme at a cooperative bank.
The Enforcement Directorate recorded a statement from a sitting MP in an investigation under the PMLA into alleged cooperative bank irregularities involving sanctioned bogus loans, benami transactions based on inflated valuations, siphoning and laundering of loan proceeds, raids, arrests, and asset attachments; the agency further alleges political committee instructions influenced disbursements while the political party denies the claims.

Money laundering investigation prompts searches in Karnataka under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, linked to cooperative bank irregularities.
Search operations were conducted at multiple locations in Karnataka, including Bengaluru and Shivamogga districts, covering about ten locations, as part of a money laundering investigation linked to alleged financial irregularities in certain cooperative banks under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act; further case details are awaited.

Money laundering investigation under PMLA leads to arrests and asset attachment in alleged bank loan fraud case.
Enforcement Directorate arrested a former MLA and a company official under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a probe arising from a CBI FIR alleging that the company and its promoters obtained and failed to repay consortium bank credit facilities, with funds grossly diverted and misappropriated in violation of banking norms; the ED carried out searches and attached company assets and produced the accused before a special PMLA court where custodial remand is being sought.