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471 ED has arrested Choudhary Lal Singh S/o Late Shri. Saran Singh (ex-Minister and two times ex-MP) on 07.11.2023 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in a case related to acquisition of land by RB Education Trust (RBET). The Hon’ble Special Court PMLA on 08.11.2023 has granted 07 days custody of Choudhary Lal Singh to ED. 10/Nov/2023 124.34 KB
472 ED has conducted search operations on 07.11.2023 and 08.11.2023 at 10 locations in Surat, Gujarat as part of investigation under FEMA, 1999 against M/s. Ojasvi Foundation, M/s. Ojasvi AI and other connected persons/ entities. During the search operations, cash seizures of INR 1.33 Crore, Foreign Currencies worth more than INR 3 lakhs, evidences relating to illegal forex transactions (Hawala) worth more than 8 Lakh USDT(Digital currency working on blockchain technology, similar to crypto-currency, pegged to the US dollar at a 1:1 ratio), equivalent to INR 6.7 Crore approx, various incriminating documents/digital records relating to illegal forex transactions were recovered and seized. 10/Nov/2023 390.4 KB
473 ED has filed Prosecution Complaint under PMLA, 2002 against Lingaraj Jena, erstwhile Safei Mohareer in the office of Additional Sub – Collector Settlement, Puri, Odisha and his wife in the Hon’ble Court of the Sessions Judge- cum- Special Court (PMLA), Khurda at Bhubaneswar with a prayer for conviction of the accused persons and confiscation of their attached properties worth Rs. 1.88 Crore. The Hon’ble Special Court has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint on 02/11/2023. 08/Nov/2023 212.72 KB
474 ED has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth of Rs. 14.21 Crore under PMLA, 2002. The attached assets are in the form of flat, land and office space valued at Rs 11.59 Crore and movable assets in the form of bank balances, Shares and Mutual funds worth Rs 2.62 Crore belonging to Middleman, supplier, Bank employee in the case of NSIC Scam. 08/Nov/2023 322.9 KB
475 ED has arrested Jyoti Priya Mallick, presently Minister-In-Charge of Forest Affairs and Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources of Government of West Bengal on 27.10.2023 in a case related to Food Scam of West Bengal. He was earlier Minister-In-Charge of Food and Supply Department, Govt. of West Bengal from 2011 to 2021. The Ld. CMM court has granted 14 days custody of Jyoti Priya Mallick to ED till 12.11.2023. 07/Nov/2023 68.85 KB
476 ED has arrested Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra, former Director of Tara Corporation Limited and Tara Health Food Limited on 06.11.2023 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in a bank fraud case of Rs. 40.92 Crore. 07/Nov/2023 44.78 KB
477 ED has filed Prosecution Complaint under PMLA, 2002 on 30/10/2023 against Jitendra Nath Patnaik and M/s B.D. Patnaik (Partnership Firm) in the Court of the Hon’ble Sessions Judge, Khurda at Bhubaneswar – Cum – Special Court (PMLA), Bhubaneswar with prayer for punishment of the accused persons for offence of money laundering and also for confiscation of the proceeds of crime worth Rs. 133.87 Crore. The Hon’ble Special Court, PMLA, Bhubaneswar has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint on 31.10.2023. 07/Nov/2023 93.85 KB
478 ED has conducted follow up search operations on 03.11.2023 at 26 locations including bank accounts in Jaipur & Dausa, Rajasthan under the PMLA, 2002 at official and residential premises of senior PHED officials including Subodh Agarwal, ACS (PHED) in addition to private individuals in Jal Jeevan Mission Scam. During the search operations, a total of Rs. 2.21 Crore including unaccounted cash of Rs 48 lakh and Bank balance Rs.1.73 Crore, various incriminating documents including property documents, digital devices, have been frozen/seized. Total seizure in this case till date is Rs. 11.03 Crore, including gold/silver worth Rs. 6.50 Crore. 04/Nov/2023 202.05 KB
479 ED has conducted search operations on 2/11/2023 against the money laundering networks linked with Mahadev Book Online Betting APP in Chhatisgarh in which Cash of Rs. 5.39 Crore and Bank balance Rs. 15.59 Crore has been intercepted and frozen/ seized 03/Nov/2023 55.52 KB
480 ED has conducted search operations on 02.11.2023 at 13 locations in Delhi NCR, Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh under PMLA, 2002 against Raaj Kumar Anand, Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi and other connected persons/ entities. During the search operations, Cash of Rs. 74 Lakh, various incriminating documents/ digital evidences relating unaccounted business investments and hawala payments sent to China during 2023 were recovered and seized. 03/Nov/2023 83.29 KB