Mehul Choksi seeks dismissal of FEO proceedings while in Belgian custody; court holds FEO criteria and confiscation powers remain operative.
Application to dismiss proceedings under the Fugitive Economic Offender framework questioned whether custody abroad and pending extradition remove the statutory basis for an FEO designation; the prosecution argued that FEO proceedings persist until the accused appears and that resisting extradition does not defeat the statutory criteria for declaring an FEO and enabling property confiscation.

Ponzi scheme money laundering probe targets a Tamil Nadu company after alleged Rs 1,404 crore investor default and raids.
A federal investigation alleges Aarudhra Gold Trading Pvt. Ltd. ran a ponzi scheme collecting public deposits with promised monthly returns and incentives, causing defaults quantified at Rs 1,404 crore affecting 1,04,433 depositors. Searches at 21 locations in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Mumbai followed a 2023 charge sheet by the Economic Offences Wing against 40 persons; seizures included Rs 22 lakh cash and property documents worth Rs 1.50 crore, and authorities allege the use of dummy directors while the principal accused remains absconding.

Drugs: PMLA searches along India Myanmar border uncover alleged money laundering and narco hawala financial linkages, with seizures reported.
A PMLA financial investigation executed first-time searches along the India-Myanmar border and in Assam and Gujarat targeting alleged drug-linked money-laundering. Searches followed a heroin seizure and uncovered cash, digital devices, extensive bank deposits attributed to narco-hawala operators, and financial linkages between Mizoram firms, Gujarat suppliers of precursor chemicals, and Kolkata-based shell companies involved in procuring caffeine anhydrous for methamphetamine manufacture.

Money laundering probe: coordinated searches across ten states over alleged bribery to secure medical college inspection approvals.
A money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act alleges bribes were paid to procure confidential inspection information and manipulate inspection parameters so medical colleges could obtain regulatory approval; coordinated searches targeted multiple medical college and private premises across ten states to trace proceeds, identify intermediaries, and collect documentary and electronic evidence linking the corrupt approvals to alleged laundering.

WinZO founders arrested on alleged money laundering over withheld gamer funds, frozen assets, and cross border fund diversion.
Founders were arrested on allegations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the agency alleged the company retained about INR 43 crore of player funds post ban, restricted withdrawals from customer wallets, used algorithms to generate alleged illicit betting proceeds, and held assets worth INR 505 crore that were frozen; the agency also alleged diversion of Indian entity funds to overseas accounts including USD 55 million in a U.S. account of an alleged shell company.

Liquor scam: former excise commissioner accused of receiving Rs 50 lakh monthly from syndicate and laundering proceeds.
The charge sheet alleges that a retired excise commissioner manipulated tenders and departmental policy to benefit a syndicate that extracted commissions via a flawed foreign-liquor licensing system; intermediaries funnelled proceeds, the commissioner received at least Rs 50 lakh monthly (minimum Rs 16 crore), and syndicate funds were handled through hotels, company entities and hawala channels and invested in immovable property.

Unregulated online gaming apps linked to terror financing and money laundering; law enacted to regulate and prohibit them.
The Centre asserts that unregulated online money gaming platforms are linked to terror financing and money laundering, pose threats to national security and public health, and operate across offshore and transnational networks that bypass state-level regulation. Citing annual losses of about Rs 20,000 crore and widespread social harms, the government relies on the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 to assume federal legislative competence, create a regulated digital environment, and justify prohibition or strict controls to address enforcement and consumer protection deficiencies.

Cashew businessman alleged to have laundered large funds; court found prima facie laundering and custodial interrogation necessary.
The prosecution alleges large-scale diversion of funds from purported cashew supplies and job offers, constituting proceeds of crime and supporting a prima facie money laundering case; certain amounts were credited to the accused's accounts contrary to claimed import transfers. The court, considering anticipatory bail under section 482, found custodial interrogation necessary given the quantum involved and the risk of witness interference, and therefore declined to exercise its inherent jurisdiction for pre-arrest release to allow investigation to proceed.

Cricket betting profits deemed proceeds of crime; pregnancy doesn't erase prior marital cruelty in legal assessments.
Profits derived from cricket betting constitute proceeds of crime under the anti money laundering framework, subjecting such gains to investigation and confiscation, and pregnancy or temporary reconciliation does not erase prior acts of cruelty or abusive conduct by a spouse when assessing matrimonial cruelty.

Online gaming platforms face asset freezes under anti money laundering probes for allegedly retaining player funds and diverting deposits.
Enforcement authorities invoked PMLA powers to freeze bank accounts, fixed deposits, mutual funds and bonds totalling about Rs 523 crore linked to WinZO, Gameskraft and associated entities as alleged proceeds of crime retained after bans on real money gaming. The measures target escrow payout accounts and corporate deposits; investigators allege withheld refunds to players, use of algorithms to generate gaming outcomes, impeded customer withdrawals, and diversion of funds to overseas accounts and shell entities.

Enforcement Directorate provisionally attaches property after official diverted Rs1.68 crore in pension funds under PMLA.
The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached an immovable residential property under the PMLA after finding that a district treasury officer manipulated e pension software to divert Rs 1.68 crore meant for 95 pensioners into bank accounts of his family and used those funds to purchase and construct a house valued at Rs 1.84 crore, treating the diverted funds as proceeds of crime.

Restitution of attached Mumbai flats to liquidator for monetisation to compensate victim banks in a money laundering case.
Four Mumbai flats attached in a money laundering probe were restored to the official liquidator under the PMLA to enable monetisation for victims and secured creditors. The agency transferred assets-part of property holdings valued at around Rs 310 crore-to permit sale and distribution; restitution under the statute serves to return funds or property to parties duped by loan or investment fraud. The enforcement agency and lenders sought judicial approval for valuation and auction and for depositing sale proceeds in the cheated banks.

P V Anvar says loans were for construction and denies black money amid raids and ongoing probe.
Enforcement authorities allege diversion of sanctioned funds, use of nominal shareholders and suspected benami ownership, overlapping secured lending using the same collateral leading to a large NPA, and infusion of proceeds into township construction without proper approvals; the subject acknowledges taking two loans for construction, repaying part, offering a one time settlement to the lender, denies any black money involvement, and notes that loan documents were with the lender.

Coal mafia raids yield seizure of cash and gold worth over Rs 14 crore under PMLA investigation.
Seizure during coordinated searches yielded cash, jewellery, gold and documentary records exceeding Rs 14 crore, along with digital devices, property deeds and account ledgers linked to alleged large-scale illegal mining, theft, transportation, storage and sale of coal; multiple police FIRs provided the basis for invoking the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and seized materials are said to corroborate the allegations and identify an organised racket producing proceeds of crime.

Loan misappropriation probe alleges diversion of sanctioned funds, benami ownership, and use of proceeds in large real estate projects.
Investigation alleges diversion of sanctioned loan funds through reuse of the same collateral for multiple loans, procedural lapses in valuation and encumbrance checks, and transfer of proceeds between related entities; evidence and witness statements indicate concealed beneficial ownership, suspected benami accounts, off book cash handling, and infusion of alleged Proceeds of Crime into unauthorised construction projects, with seized records and devices being examined to quantify diversion and trace layering.

Property attachment in builder-investor case under PMLA after alleged investor fraud and uncompleted real estate projects.
Attachment of a 1.35-acre commercial plot under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act arose from FIRs alleging fraud, criminal conspiracy and misleading of investors in a builder-investor scheme; investigations report Rs 248 crore invested by 659 investors in multiple uncompleted projects, prior assets worth Rs 68.59 crore were attached, and a prosecution complaint has been filed in the special PMLA court against the company, its promoters and group entities.

Enforcement Directorate conducts money-laundering raids targeting coal mafia, seizing cash, gold and land deeds worth crores.
Enforcement Directorate searches more than 40 premises in Jharkhand and West Bengal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, seizing cash and gold exceeding Rs 10 crore and document evidence including land deeds. The operation targets alleged illegal mining, transportation and storage of coal and related theft and smuggling, with central security forces protecting search teams and evidence being collected for PMLA proceedings.

Uttarakhand scholarship scam: ED issues PMLA notice to DIT University seeking affiliation and operational documents.
The Enforcement Directorate issued a PMLA notice to the chairman and managing director of DIT University seeking documents on the institute's affiliation and operations within ten days as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged SC and ST scholarship fraud from 2010-2017; the university says it will furnish records and had earlier submitted documents to a state Special Investigation Team in 2020, which reported no irregularity, while the ED has previously investigated and attached assets of other implicated institutions.

ED raids against coal mafia targeting alleged coal theft and smuggling under PMLA across Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Enforcement Directorate searches over 40 premises in Jharkhand and West Bengal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigating alleged large-scale coal pilferage, smuggling and related illegal mining, transportation and storage; operations target locations linked to named entities and are described as probing proceeds that caused government losses amounting to hundreds of crores, with searches deployed as asset-search and evidence-gathering measures to trace alleged money laundering.

Land acquisition fraud probe finds forged deeds, inflated compensation and layered proceeds leading to seizures and asset freezes.
The probe identifies a scheme of unlawful cancellation of public-purpose deeds, resale through controlled or dummy buyers with artificially enhanced purchase considerations, and use of forged documents to obtain inflated compensation on later acquisition; proceeds were layered through multiple accounts and entities to conceal origins, and searches recovered documentary and digital evidence while cash, bullion and financial assets were seized or frozen.