The move sparked intense political backlash from the CPI(M), which accused the central agency of political persecution while the matter remains pending before the Supreme Court
The court directed the Kerala Police to register an FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena, and son-in-law and MLA Riyas based on the ED’s recommendation
The ED searches at Gangwar’s residence in Bengaluru’s Jayamahal area and his premises in Bareilly were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, officials said
The ED’s PMLA investigation was initiated based on findings from the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, which investigated alleged corporate fraud and bribe payments by CMRL
ED conducted the raids in connection with a probe into the veterinary officers recruitment scam, which includes allegations of money laundering, bribery and exam irregularities
This comes after Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) on June 6 had strongly opposed the transfer of documents related to the SFIO chargesheet
During a protest march to the ED headquarters in Delhi, CPI(M) Politburo member M.A. Baby was reportedly taken into police custody
Raghav Chadha claimed that he and the other six MPs had tried to raise such issues within the AAP prior to their move to the BJP, but were 'silenced'
The ED's new appeal against Kejriwal, who is out on an interim bail as per a Jan 22 order from a Delhi court, will be heard before Justice S. Kanta Sharma on Apr 1