Articles tagged under: ED

ED conducts searches in 3 states including Gujarat in ₹2,672 crore bank fraud probe

October 14, 2025
ED conducts searches in 3 states including Gujarat in ₹2,672 crore bank fraud probe

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, conducted search operations on October 10, 2025, at 13 locations in West Bengal, Telangana, and Gujarat in connection with the case of Shree Ganesh Jewellery House (I) Ltd. under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), the law enforcement agency announced on Monday evening. ED initiated the investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bank Fraud &...Read More

ED seizes over ₹3 crore worth of jewellery and cash after searches at textile companies in Ahmedabad

October 13, 2025
ED seizes over ₹3 crore worth of jewellery and cash after searches at textile companies in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out searches under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, at six locations in Ahmedabad on 08.10.2025 and 09.10.2025 in connection with a Rs. 10.95 crore bank fraud case, the law enforcement agency said in a press release. During the searches, gold and diamond jewellery worth approximately Rs. 3 crore, secreted by the accused persons in lockers, and fixed deposits worth Rs. 23 lakh were...Read More

Four held by ED in ₹100 crore cybercrime money laundering probe in Surat

October 11, 2025
Four held by ED in ₹100 crore cybercrime money laundering probe in Surat

Surat: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Surat Sub-Zonal Office, on Friday announced that it has arrested four accused — namely Makbul Abdul Rehman Doctor, Kaashif Makbul Doctor, Mahesh Mafatial Desai, and Om Rajendra Pandya — under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with investigations being carried out in multiple cybercrime cases involving more than ₹100 crore of proceeds of crime. The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of an inquiry c...Read More

ED searches at three textile firms in Ahmedabad over ₹10.95 crore bank fraud case

October 08, 2025
ED searches at three textile firms in Ahmedabad over ₹10.95 crore bank fraud case

Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at three locations in the city in connection with an alleged bank fraud of ₹10.95 crore, officials said. According to preliminary details, the three Ahmedabad-based firms under the scanner are Shree Om Fab, Shree Baba Textile, and Shree Laxmi Fab. All these companies are owned by Ranjitkumar J. Loonia and are involved in grey cloth trading. It is alleged that the companies availed of cash credit facilities from the ...Read More

ED conducts searches in multiple cities including Surat in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case

September 20, 2025
ED conducts searches in multiple cities including Surat in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case

Surat: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office on Friday announced that it conducted search operations on 18.09.2025 at twenty locations in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thanjavur, Surat, Raipur, Delhi NCR and Andhra Pradesh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with Andhra Pradesh liquor scam. Searches were conducted at the premises of entities/individuals who facilitated payment of kickbacks through bogus/inflated transaction...Read More

ED files PMLA complaint against Surat gangster Sajid alias Sajju Kothari

September 06, 2025
ED files PMLA complaint against Surat gangster Sajid alias Sajju Kothari

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Surat Sub-Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special PMLA Court, Ahmedabad (Rural), Gujarat, against Sajid alias Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, who allegedly headed an organized crime syndicate known as the “Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari Gang”, and his accomplice Allarakha Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh. The ED initiated its probe based on six FIRs registered by Surat Police against Sajju Kothari and others for offences inclu...Read More

ED searches in Surat, other cities in illegal betting app case

August 13, 2025
ED searches in Surat, other cities in illegal betting app case

Surat: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out raids at several locations across Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Madurai, and Surat as part of an investigation into a money laundering case linked to the illegal betting app Parimatch. Preliminary findings by the ED reveal that over ₹2,000 crore were collected from defrauded users and funneled into mule accounts. These funds were then circulated through multiple payment aggregators and domestic money transfer operators. The ED f...Read More

ED Ahmedabad Attaches ₹104 Crore Assets in ₹340 Crore Fraud Case

August 02, 2025
ED Ahmedabad Attaches ₹104 Crore Assets in ₹340 Crore Fraud Case

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached three immovable properties valued at ₹104.43 crore, situated at various locations in Mumbai. These properties are beneficially owned by Pravin Rampratap Tayal and others, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The present market value of the attached properties is estimated to be around ₹148 crore. The ED initiated the investigation on the basis of multi...Read More

ED Attaches ₹204 Crore Diamonds in Surat Export Duty Evasion Case

July 31, 2025
ED Attaches ₹204 Crore Diamonds in Surat Export Duty Evasion Case

Surat: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Surat Sub-Zonal Office, has provisionally attached proceeds of crime in the form of natural and lab-grown diamonds worth ₹204.62 crore belonging to Meet Kanubhai Kachhadiya of M/s Universal Gems under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002. This action comes four years after the initial seizure of these diamonds by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs officials. It is learnt that Meet Kachhadiya allegedly collected natural diamonds from ...Read More

ED Searches in Ahmedabad & Other Cities Over Dabba Trading and Online Betting Probe

July 16, 2025
ED Searches in Ahmedabad & Other Cities Over Dabba Trading and Online Betting Probe

Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches in Mumbai, Delhi, Indore, and Ahmedabad as part of its money laundering probe related to a criminal case involving dabba trading and online betting activities. During these raids, officials searched four locations in Mumbai, seizing unaccounted cash amounting to ₹3.3 crore, along with luxury watches, jewellery, foreign currency, and high-end vehicles. Cash counting machines were also confiscated. It is learnt that th...Read More