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.

Money laundering probe under PMLA triggers raids and asset tracing in alleged liquor syndicate investigation.
Investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act target an alleged liquor syndicate through multi location searches, tracing of proceeds of crime, arrests of accused persons, and attachment of assets; investigative measures focus on search and seizure, identification of financial links between individuals and the syndicate, and recovery of alleged illicit gains under statutory money laundering and asset recovery procedures.

PMLA enforcement: raids target premises linked to alleged liquor money laundering scheme, prompting searches and arrests.
Enforcement action under PMLA involved searches of premises linked to the son of a former state chief minister and others in an ongoing money laundering probe tied to an alleged liquor distribution scheme; the agency alleges the receipts are proceeds of crime, has previously arrested several bureaucrats and businessmen, and is focusing on evidence seizure and identification of traceable assets for potential recovery under the statutory framework.

Money laundering enforcement: seizure of business jet under PMLA after alleged Ponzi scheme proceeds traced and aircraft movement recorded.
Enforcement action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act led to seizure of an eight-seater business jet alleged to have been purchased from the proceeds of a fraudulent invoice-discounting Ponzi scheme; investigators searched the aircraft, recorded statements of crew and associates, and obtained customs movement records showing the promoter's departure on the plane.

Money laundering seizure: business jet confiscated under anti money laundering probe after alleged Ponzi proceeds linked to company.
Seizure of an eight seater business jet was carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after a police FIR in a large alleged Ponzi investment fraud; officials searched the aircraft, recorded statements of crew and associates, obtained customs movement data showing the promoter's departure aboard the jet, and treated the aircraft as property allegedly purchased from proceeds of crime while a full investigation continues.

PMLA summons challenged and set aside after petitioners cited parallel Lokayukta probe and non-accused status.
The Karnataka High Court quashed Enforcement Directorate summonses to the Chief Minister's wife and an Urban Development Minister in the MUDA site allotment matter after petitioners argued the ED was conducting a parallel probe despite an existing Lokayukta and SIT investigation and one petitioner not being an accused. The ED maintained PMLA authority to summon non-accused persons for documents and alleged proceeds of crime; the matter involves an ECIR, a provisional attachment order, and prior Lokayukta findings discharging certain accused for lack of evidence.

Money laundering allegations: promoter arrested under PMLA for diverting homebuyers' funds through shell companies and offshore entities.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested a realty group promoter under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, alleging diversion and layering of homebuyers' funds through shell companies and offshore entities, identification and seizure of documents and assets, and reliance on multiple FIRs alleging cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy arising from non-delivery of plots and project non-completion.