Tag: Enforcement Directorate

  • ED grills Maharashtra minister Anil Parab for over six hours on day 3

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Delivery Minister Anil Parab gave the impression ahead of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here on Thursday for the 3rd day in a row in reference to a cash laundering case, and left after greater than six hours.

    Parab, a senior Shiv Sena chief, reached the ED’s workplace at Ballard Property in south Mumbai round 2:45 pm, and left round 9 pm, an legit stated. The ED has been wondering him in a cash laundering probe connected to alleged violation of coastal legislation zone provisions within the development of Sai lodge in Dapoli in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.

    The company had wondered Parab for greater than six hours on Wednesday, and for over 10 hours on Tuesday. Parab (57) is a three-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council and holds the delivery and parliamentary affairs portfolios.

    The ED had raided his premises and the ones allegedly connected to him in Might, after registering a recent case below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) in opposition to him and others. On the other hand, the Shiv Sena chief denied any wrongdoing.

  • ED problems recent summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to enroll in probe via mid-July

    By means of IANS

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was once served a recent understand via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to enroll in the probe via mid-July within the Nationwide Bring in case.

    On Wednesday, she wrote to the ED about her sickness and asked them to defer the wondering, which was once authorised via the probe company.

    “She was once struggling with Covid headaches and was once no longer have compatibility for wondering,” mentioned a supply.

    ALSO READ: Sonia Gandhi writes to ED looking for postponement of look until whole restoration from Covid

    Sonia Gandhi, who was once present process remedy at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Clinic, was once discharged on Monday. She was once admitted to the clinic on June 12 after she advanced bleeding from the nostril on June 12. She was once examined certain for Covid on June 2.

    Gandhi had previous been scheduled to look earlier than the Enforcement Directorate on June 8, however had sought extra time from the probe company in view of her Covid an infection. The company then issued a recent summons and requested her to enroll in on June 23.

    Rahul Gandhi was once wondered for approximately 51 hours in five-day lengthy wondering.

    He was once reportedly wondered about a couple of transactions made via the Kolkata-based Dotex Products Pvt Ltd.

  • Cash laundering case: ED grills Maharashtra minister Anil Parab for over six hours on day 2

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) puzzled Maharashtra Shipping Minister Anil Parab for greater than six hours on Wednesday, the second one consecutive day of his wondering, in reference to a cash laundering case in opposition to him.

    Parab reached the ED place of business situated in south Mumbai round 3:45 pm for his wondering within the cash laundering probe related to the alleged violation of coastal legislation zone provisions within the building of Sai lodge in Dapoli seaside house of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, an professional stated.

    After the wondering, the minister left the central company place of business round 10:30 pm, he stated, including that he has been requested to look on Thursday as neatly. Parab used to be puzzled through the central company for greater than 10 hours on Tuesday.

    He used to be summoned on Wednesday morning, however bringing up the political tendencies within the state, he had sought extra time to look prior to it. Parab (57) is a three-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council and holds delivery and parliamentary affairs portfolios.

    The ED had raided his premises and the ones allegedly related to him in Might, after registering a recent case below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) in opposition to him and others. On the other hand, the Shiv Sena chief denied any wrongdoing.

  • AICC asks Congress MLAs from Gujarat to succeed in Delhi on Wednesday

    By way of Categorical Information Provider

    AHMEDABAD: Amid protests in opposition to Rahul Gandhi’s wondering via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central govt’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, the AICC has requested legislators from Gujarat to commute to Delhi on Wednesday, a birthday party chief stated on Tuesday.

    “Now we have been requested via the All India Congress Committee to succeed in Delhi via Wednesday morning. We can be given the ideas in regards to the programme day after today morning,” stated Congress MLA and deputy chief of the opposition within the state Meeting, Shailesh Parmar.

    He stated lots of the birthday party’s 64 MLAs will succeed in Delhi and sign up for the programme as directed via the birthday party’s central management. The grand previous birthday party has been staging protests in team spirit with Rahul Gandhi dealing with the Enforcement Directorate’s quizzing in reference to a money-laundering case. 

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been summoned via the ED on June 23. She had skipped previous summonses bringing up her Covid an infection. Congress has accused the Central govt of concentrated on 
    Opposition leaders via misusing the investigative companies and has termed all of the motion political vendetta. 

  • Maharashtra minister Anil Parab grilled by means of Enforcement Directorate​ in cash laundering case

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Shipping Minister Anil Parab was once puzzled for greater than 11 hours by means of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) right here on Tuesday in reference to a cash laundering probe being performed by means of the company, an legitimate mentioned.

    The ED had summoned Parab, a Shiv Sena chief, for wondering within the cash laundering probe connected to alleged violation of coastal legislation zone provisions within the building of a lodge in Dapoli seashore space of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.

    Parab reached the ED’s place of business at Ballard Property in south Mumbai at 11:20 am and got here out at round 10:45 pm, the legitimate mentioned. He was once previous summoned on June 15, however skipped the deposition then bringing up legitimate paintings.

    Officers previous mentioned that the federal company sought after to file Parab’s commentary beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had raided his premises and the ones allegedly connected to him in Would possibly, after registering a recent case beneath the PMLA towards him and others.

    The Shiv Sena chief denied any wrongdoing. “I’ve responded all of the questions requested by means of ED officers as of late…had responded them previous, too, and can resolution them someday, too. I’m again and again announcing I don’t personal Dapoli’s Sai Lodge,” mentioned Parab whilst talking with media individuals prior to leaving the ED place of business.

    The minister claimed the ED case relates of discharge of water from the lodge, lately close, into the ocean. Requested whether or not the central company has known as him once more for wondering on Wednesday, Parab mentioned he’s going to come to find out about it most effective within the morning.

    On rise up by means of birthday party colleague Eknath Shinde, Parab declined to remark, announcing he was once busy with ED wondering thru out the day. Parab (57) is a three-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council and holds delivery and parliamentary affairs portfolios.

  • Nationwide Bring in case: ED grills Rahul Gandhi for over 11 hours for 5th day; no contemporary summons

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi used to be puzzled through the Enforcement Directorate for over 11 hours on Tuesday, the 5th day of his deposition within the Nationwide Bring in cash laundering case.

    The Congress MP from Wayanad (Kerala) spent a complete of about 54 hours on the ED place of job over 5 sittings with the investigators wondering him over more than one classes and recording his observation underneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).

    He has no longer been issued contemporary summons and it’s understood that his wondering has ended, no less than for now. Gandhi (52) took a 30 minutes destroy round 8 pm and re-joined the consultation that began within the morning at 11:30 am.

    He in the end left the company place of job at 11:30 pm. He used to be puzzled for 3 consecutive days ultimate week, starting June 13, and after Monday’s wondering, he used to be requested to rejoin the consultation and whole the recording of his observation.

    Gandhi left the company place of job after nighttime on Monday. The probe pertains to alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    The ED is known to have requested Gandhi in regards to the incorporation of Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, operations of the Nationwide Bring in, the mortgage given through the birthday party to the newspaper’s writer Related Journals Restricted (AJL), and the switch of finances inside the information media established order.

    It’s understood that Gandhi caught to his place that there used to be no private acquisition of belongings through himself or his circle of relatives as Younger Indian used to be a “not-for-profit” corporate and that in spite of he being a majority shareholder, quite a lot of monetary choices taken to restore the Nationwide Bring in newspaper used to be taken jointly through senior Congress birthday party leaders.

    The ED, assets indicated, sought after to know the way the mortgage used to be prolonged to AJL through the Congress birthday party and if the provisions of the Corporations Act and the anti-money laundering legislation have been contravened on this AJL-Congress-Younger Indian deal.

    Gandhi is known to have confronted a collection of no less than 20 questions all the way through the 5 days of wondering.

    The transfer to query Gandhi used to be initiated after the ED not too long ago registered a contemporary case underneath the prison provisions of the PMLA after an ordeal courtroom right here took cognisance of an Source of revenue Tax division probe in opposition to Younger Indian at the foundation of a non-public prison criticism filed through BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in 2013.

    Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are a number of the promoters and majority shareholders of Younger Indian. Like her son, the Congress president too has 38 in keeping with cent shareholding. Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate finances, with YI paying most effective Rs 50 lakh to procure the appropriate to get better Rs 90.25 crore that AJL owed to the Congress.

    In February ultimate 12 months, the Delhi Top Court docket issued a realize to the Gandhis for his or her reaction on Swamy’s plea, in search of to steer proof within the topic sooner than the trial courtroom. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal have been puzzled through the ED on this case in April.

    Congress president Sonia Gandhi has additionally been summoned through the company for wondering within the case on June 23. She used to be discharged on Monday from a non-public clinic in Delhi the place she used to be admitted for coronavirus-related headaches.

    She has been prompt relaxation at house. The Congress has accused the Centre of concentrated on opposition leaders through misusing investigative businesses and has termed all of the motion a “political vendetta”.

  • Nationwide Bring in case: Enforcement Directorate summons Rahul Gandhi for 5th day on Tuesday

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has requested Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to sign up for investigation for the 5th day on June 21 and report his observation within the Nationwide Bring in cash laundering case, officers mentioned on Monday.

    Gandhi seemed for the fourth day of wondering on Monday, an afternoon after he became 52, and the consultation would proceed. Officers mentioned that he has been requested to sign up for the probe once more on Tuesday and proceed recording his observation beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).

    The Congress MP has spent as many as 38 hours on the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Highway within the nationwide capital over 4 sittings since his first look on June 13. The ED probe relates to alleged monetary irregularities within the Congress-promoted Younger Indian Non-public Restricted, which owns the Nationwide Bring in newspaper.

    The newspaper is revealed via Related Journals Restricted (AJL) and owned via Younger Indian Non-public Restricted. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has additionally been summoned via the company for wondering within the case on June 23.

  • Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar case: ED makes revelations in Ideal Courtroom, opposes exchange of prison

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday made some startling revelations in Ideal Courtroom in opposition to “grasp conman” Sukesh Chandrashekhar that he indulged in cash laundering, extortion, impersonation of public officers together with that of the ones protecting constitutional posts, and adversarial his plea for jail switch outdoor Delhi.

    The probe company sought to interfere in a plea of Chandrashekhar, who’s lodged in Tihar prison on fees of cash laundering and duping a number of other folks, and his spouse in the hunt for their switch to a jail outdoor Delhi alleging danger to their lives from prison team of workers.

    A holiday bench of Justices CT Ravi Kumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia was once informed via Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta that ED wish to interfere within the plea as it’s the investigating company this is probing the cash laundering fees in opposition to the accused.

    Mehta mentioned that the ED has to mention one thing concerning the behavior of the petitioners. The bench agreed to listing the plea on Tuesday.

    In its intervention software, the ED mentioned Chandrashekhar has again and again dedicated offences together with that of cash laundering throughout his incarceration within the prison via subverting the criminal gadget and jail regulations with the assistance of his wisdom of era and his skills to con other folks.

    “Sukesh Chandrashekhar has created a internet thru his devious mechanism. He’s a grasp conman and with era, at his disposal, he may just execute to perfection his plan,” the company mentioned. The ED mentioned that it’s been discovered that Sukesh and his spouse Leena have been operating an arranged crime syndicate with the help and affiliation of different friends, added within the syndicate every so often.

    “That being within the prison, he was once threatening other folks to do what he wanted or face penalties. The proceeds of crime have been used to buy vehicles, properties in Chennai, quite a lot of luxurious pieces, garments, and many others., and have been applied to open a salon for his spouse, to offer dear items to celebrities, and to prison government to control amenities in prison,” it mentioned.

    It added that the investigation has additionally printed that he had transferred price range out of the country to quite a lot of jurisdictions like Hong Kong and Dubai whilst being in custody in jail. “The investigation qua the quantities spent at the prison government and the cash despatched out of the country is pending,” it mentioned, including that Chandrashekhar has admitted that he used mobile-based programs “hushed” and “loopy name” for voice modulation and bought digital numbers.

    It mentioned that Chandrashekar had applied proceeds of crime generated out of prison actions associated with the scheduled offence within the acquisition of residential assets in Chennai, acquisition of quite a lot of high-end cars, funding in saloon operated via her spouse co-accused Leena Maria Paulose via the identify “The Nail Artistry”, offering luxurious items to the stars (actresses) and making bills on behalf of them (celebrities), Air Travels via chartered flights and price range got to prison government additionally to control all amenities in prison.

    The probe company named a number of TV and Bollywood personalities with whom the ‘conman’ has contacts and used to offer them dear items.

    The probe company mentioned that throughout interrogation it was once printed that “Sukesh was once keeping up a non-public place of job in Tihar Prison which was once situated above the place of job of Chandra’s place of job. It was once a well-furnished place of job. Some officers in police uniform saluted those girls whilst coming into Tihar prison and those girls have been allowed to go into Tihar prison premises with out an I-card”.

    “That within the provide case Sukesh Chandrashekhar whilst in custody in jail impersonated Legislation secretary Anup Kumar and House Secretary Ajay Bhalla and extorted an quantity to the song of Rs. 215 crores from the Aditi Singh (spouse of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh) as in step with quantification until date at the pretext of contribution to celebration price range. The extorted cash was once gathered via Deepak Ramnani, who was once presented to Sukash via Sanjay Chandra (ex-promoter of Unitech team),” it mentioned.

    The company mentioned that it was once additionally printed that one BMW automobile and one Innova automobile have been maintained via Sukesh in Tihar prison premises for choosing up and shedding the visitors of Sukesh together with those girls on the gate of Tihar Prison.

    The company mentioned that it seems that, the BMW automobile belonged to Chandrashekhar and Innova automobile belonged to Chandra’s and it was once additionally printed that Sukesh used to offer money and dear items to those girls (celebrities) in his place of job most effective which was once situated in Tihar Prison.

    “That during mild of the above information and cases, all mechanisms to plug the loopholes were fastened in Tihar prison and powerful measures were taken in opposition to the conspiring officers, therefore it could be within the hobby of justice that the accused stays in Tihar Prison,” it mentioned.

    It mentioned that Chandrashekhar’s petition in the hunt for his switch to some other jail is but some other ploy to copy the similar misdemeanors in some other prison facility and exploit the loopholes the place the prison government don’t seem to be acquainted with his leading edge strategies of con-manship.

    The company mentioned that Tihar Prison has ensured that it could thwart any long run chance of misuse of prison amenities however for any new jail to position in position an identical measures of even to return to phrases with the delicate method of con-manship via Chandrashekar will take time and shifting them to every other jail could be hazardous as he’s prone to repeat the similar mischief and offences from inside the prison as he has carried out on repeat events up to now.

  • Govt smug, ‘police brutality’ is not going to yield effects: Sachin Pilot

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Sachin Pilot, detained via police amid protests over Rahul Gandhi’s wondering via the Enforcement Directorate, stated on Wednesday that the federal government is “smug” and asserted that “police brutality” is not going to yield effects because the birthday celebration used to be steadfast in its unravel to show makes an attempt to intimidate the Opposition.

    The previous Rajasthan deputy leader minister stated he used to be getting into the AICC headquarters right here in conjunction with some leaders once they have been “shoved right into a bus” and brought to Narela police station.

    He alleged that the police entered the AICC headquarters, performed a “lathi-charge” and mistreated girls functionaries, MPs and different leaders.

    “We have been simply getting into the birthday celebration administrative center and for no reason why we have been simply shoved right into a bus and brought to a police station and we do not know what subsequent they plan to do with us,” Pilot informed PTI.

    “Police brutality and intimidation is not going to yield effects as a result of we’re steadfast in our unravel to show the undue force being exerted on businesses to intimidate the Opposition,” the previous Union minister stated.

    He alleged that the federal government is performing out of “vanity” and no longer permitting any voice of protest.

    “We would have liked a calm march simply to turn unity and to show the truth that the federal government is vindictive and is attacking all anti-BJP and Congress leaders, maligning their symbol, to divert consideration from problems similar to Kashmiri Pandits being massacred within the Kashmir Valley, inflation, unemployment and poverty,” he stated.

    Previous, in a tweet, Pilot stated the “politics of hatred and revenge” the central govt is doing is a “giant danger to democracy”.

    “BJP’s efforts to suppress the reality via untruth, injustice and immorality won’t ever prevail. Reality is on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress’ facet that can neither bow down nor be fearful of any atrocities,” Pilot stated.

    The Congress alleged that some Delhi Police group of workers forcibly entered its headquarters and beat up birthday celebration staff and leaders on Wednesday.

    The birthday celebration demanded that an FIR for “prison trespass” be registered, the erring police group of workers be suspended and disciplinary motion initiated in opposition to them.

    The Congress staged vociferous protests within the nationwide capital at the 3rd day of Rahul Gandhi’s wondering via the Enforcement Directorate within the Nationwide Usher in cash laundering case.

  • Allegations of Delhi Police forcibly getting into Congress HQ, beating up functionaries ‘completely false’: Officer

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Wednesday rejected as “completely false” the allegations that its staff forcibly entered the Congress headquarters and beat up birthday party employees and leaders on an afternoon the birthday party staged protests towards the wondering of Rahul Gandhi by way of the Enforcement Directorate.

    “The allegations are completely false and we denied them strongly,” a senior police officer stated.

    The birthday party, alternatively, shared purported video clips on social media appearing police staff getting into its place of work premises.

    The police officer stated, “We had attempted to prevent them and attempted to near the gate of AICC (All India Congress Committee) in an effort to save you a procession from being taken out. On this procedure, their may well be some scrimmage, however police had no longer attempted to go into the premises of the AICC and so they had no explanation why to go into.”

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    The Congress staged vociferous protests within the nationwide capital at the 3rd day of Rahul Gandhi’s wondering by way of the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case.

    The police officer stated, “They (Congress employees and leaders) weren’t taking note of the police. We were telling them for the previous 3 days that no procession is permitted. We were giving them the danger to carry their protest on the designated position at Jantar Mantar.”

    “Ok pressure has been installed position. The senior law enforcement officials also are provide on the spot. We advised the senior leaders that we can facilitate them, however they had been bringing other folks additionally within the type of procession and we stopped them and advised them that the procession isn’t allowed,” the officer added.

    The Congress has demanded that an FIR for “prison trespass” be registered, the erring police staff be suspended and disciplinary motion initiated towards them.

    “In an act of absolute goondaism perpetuated by way of the Delhi Police on the example of the Modi govt, the police these days forcibly entered the nationwide headquarters of the Congress right here and beat up birthday party employees and leaders. That is patently prison trespass. The goondaism of Delhi Police and Modi govt has reached its zenith,” Congress leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala advised newshounds.

    He stated the birthday party’s state devices would level silent protests Wednesday night time and would gherao Raj Bhawans around the nation Thursday morning towards the police motion.

    Rahul Gandhi seemed prior to the ED on Wednesday for the 3rd consecutive day of wondering within the Nationwide Bring in cash laundering case.