Before the assembly elections in West Bengal, ED has taken major actions one after the other and tightened the noose on corruption, money laundering, illegal recovery, land grabbing, recruitment scams and international hawala network. In the last few days, many major actions like raids, property attachment, issuing summons and filing of charge sheets have come to light in different cases of the state. In these actions, names of political leaders, officials, businessmen and people associated with the alleged crime syndicate have come to light.

First of all let’s talk about the IPAC case. On April 2, 2026, ED simultaneously raided 11 locations in many cities of the country, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Vijayawada and Ranchi. These raids were conducted at the offices of IPAC, the homes of its directors and the offices of its associated companies. During the investigation, ED has found such documents and digital evidence which point towards money laundering and not only domestic but also international Hawala network. The investigating agency is now trying to find out whether illegal funding was being done in the name of election activities. During the raid in this case, the state CM Mamata Banerjee herself forcibly took away the documents. The Supreme Court had reprimanded her for this.

ED’s raid intensified in Partha Chatterjee case

Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee is once again on the target of ED. On April 11, 2026, a raid was conducted at his residence and office of his associate Prasanna Kumar Roy in Kolkata. According to ED, he was summoned thrice in the SSC recruitment scam but he did not appear for questioning even once. It is noteworthy that in 2022, ED had arrested him in the primary teacher recruitment scam and in 2025, he got conditional bail from the Supreme Court. Now ED is investigating several cases against him related to Primary Teacher, SSC Assistant Teacher and Group CD recruitment.

‘Sona Pappu’ case cash, gold and weapons recovered

ED conducted raids at 8 places on April 1 against Bishwajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, associated with the notorious syndicate in Kolkata. During this period, about Rs 1.47 crore in cash, gold and silver jewelery worth Rs 67 lakh, a Fortuner car and many important documents were recovered. The most shocking thing was that a revolver with Made in USA written on it was also found from his house, which was later handed over to the West Bengal Police. Investigation revealed that this entire network was making huge amounts of black money through extortion, land grabbing and illegal construction. At present Sona Pappu is absconding and is not joining the investigation despite ED summons. In this case, summons has also been issued to businessman Jai Kamdar, who is said to be linked to police officer Santanu Sinha Biswas. According to ED, big TMC leaders will also be interrogated in this case.

Amit Ganguly case: Big racket to grab land with fake documents

On March 28, 2026, ED raided 7 locations in Kolkata, which included the locations of Amit Ganguly and his associates, accused of land grab and fraud. Investigation revealed that the accused used to take possession of expensive lands by making fake agreements, power of attorney and fake documents. After this, real estate projects were built on the same lands and sold to the common people. Money laundering was also done using bank accounts in this entire game. ED has frozen many bank accounts and more than 20 FIRs are already registered.

PDS ration scam: Food grains of the poor were sold in the market

On April 10, 2026, ED raided 17 locations, which included Niranjan Chandra Saha and people associated with his network. It is alleged that instead of reaching the poor, the wheat of government ration i.e. PDS was being sold illegally in the market and exported. Investigation revealed that the accused used to erase the identity of wheat by changing FCI sacks and sold it as personal goods. During this period, about Rs 31.9 lakh in cash and many digital evidence were seized.

Merlin Group Case: Big scam in real estate, investigation into political connections

On April 8, 2026, ED raided 7 locations linked to Merlin Projects Limited. Company promoters Sushil Mohta and Saket Mohta are accused of setting up big projects by grabbing land through fake documents. ED has also found indications in the investigation that this group may have links with big leaders and government officials of the state. At present the investigation of these financial transactions is going on.

NRI quota medical admission scam: ED tightens grip on police officer

ED has issued summons to Kolkata Police officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas. The matter is related to fake admission under NRI quota in medical colleges. According to ED, suspicious transactions worth about Rs 85 crore have come to light. Investigation found that students were admitted under NRI quota through fake documents. Santanu Sinha Biswas has challenged the ED summons in the court, but till now there has been no stop on the ED action.

Coal scam: Extortion of Rs 650 crore, ED filed charge sheet

On April 9, 2026, ED took major action in the case of illegal coal mining and recovery and filed a charge sheet in the special court. Many accused including Chinmoy Mondal and Kiran Khan are involved in this case. Investigation revealed that the coal mafia used to collect goonda tax from transporters and buyers, which was 20-25% of the price of coal. In the last five years, black money worth Rs 650 crore was collected through extortion alone.

South Point School Fund Scam: Assets worth Rs 18.5 crore attached

ED has attached assets worth Rs 18.5 crore belonging to Krishna Damani and his family. It is alleged that the funds of South Point Education Society were recovered through fake bills, fake employees and wrong payments. This money was later laundered by investing in mutual funds, shares and companies.

Custom officer scam: Smuggling of Rs 194 crore exposed

ED has attached assets worth Rs 48 lakh of suspended customs officer Navneet Kumar. Investigation revealed that goods worth Rs 194 crore were wrongly cleared in 2017. It is alleged that the accused deliberately ordered a limited investigation to protect himself from the investigation and misused the manual clearance. This continuous action of ED in West Bengal clearly indicates that a big campaign is going on against corruption, money laundering and organized crime before the elections. Be it coal scam, recruitment scam, land grabbing or hawala network, the investigating agency seems to be active at every level. The possibility of more big revelations and arrests in the coming days cannot be ruled out.

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Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Shah has got a big relief from Delhi’s Patiala House Court in the money laundering case. The court has granted him bail in the money laundering case. Earlier, the Supreme Court had granted bail to Shabbir Shah in a terror funding case. Shabbir Shah was arrested by NIA in 2019.

In the Supreme Court, the bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta had passed the bail order on March 12, 2026 after hearing the arguments of both the parties. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves presented arguments on behalf of Shah, while advocate Siddharth Luthra appeared on behalf of NIA. In the appeal filed in the SC, it was said that his name was not included in the main charge sheet and the first supplementary charge sheet. Apart from this, he has been in custody for a long time and the prosecution has to record statements from about 400 witnesses in the case, due to which the chances of hearing soon are very less.

Accused of promoting separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir

Shabbir was made an accused in the second supplementary charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 4, 2019. The investigating agency says that Shabbir played an important role in promoting the separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir. Gave help to the families of killed terrorists. Received money through Hawala and raised money through trade across the Line of Control. This money was used to promote extremist activities.

Shabbir Shah had earlier knocked on the door of the High Court

Shabbir Shah had earlier approached the High Court challenging the special NIA court’s order rejecting his bail plea on July 7, 2023, but he did not get relief there. In the appeal filed in the Supreme Court, it was said that his name was not included in the main chargesheet and the first supplementary chargesheet. Apart from this, he has been in custody for a long time and the prosecution has to record statements from about 400 witnesses in the case, due to which the chances of hearing soon are very less.

Money Laundering Case: Tina Ambani, wife of Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and former actress, did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday. He was issued summons for the second time in a case related to money laundering. The first summons was sent on February 10, but after it remained absent, the agency issued a fresh notice.

ED summons ignored for the second time

According to news agency PTI, at present it is not clear whether he has given any reason to the investigating officer for not appearing or not. According to officials, ED may give him a new date for questioning. PTI has quoted sources as saying that Tina Ambani is to be questioned regarding money transactions related to the purchase of a luxury residential property located in Manhattan, New York.

This case is related to an asset sale allegedly held in 2023 during the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of Reliance Communications (RCom). The agency had earlier alleged that the property was sold “fraudulently”. It is said that RCom had informed the stock market about this alleged sale in 2025.

What is the whole matter?

According to ED, when Tina Ambani will be present to record her statement, her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). At the same time, Anil Ambani has been asked to appear for the second time on Wednesday in connection with the investigation into various companies of ‘Reliance Group’ and the bank loan cases related to them. He had earlier appeared before the ED in August 2025. This matter is currently under investigation and the agency will take further legal action.

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Tina and Anil Ambani ED Summon: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh summons to Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani in the money laundering case related to SBI Bank fraud. The investigating agency has called Tina Ambani for questioning on 17th February and her husband Anil Ambani on the next day i.e. 18th February. Earlier, ED had called Tina Ambani for questioning on Monday, February 9, but she did not join the investigation.

Since August last year, ED registered three separate cases of money laundering against the companies of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) and also attached their assets worth Rs 12000 crore. In its argument given in the Supreme Court last week, ED informed about searches at 46 places related to ADAG, freezing of 13 bank accounts and attachment of 204 properties worth Rs 12012.45 crore.

SIT formed for investigation

On the orders of the Supreme Court, the agency has also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to oversee three money laundering cases registered against Anil Ambani Group companies. It will be headed by a team of six officers headed by an Additional Director rank officer. Earlier on January 29, the investigating agency had arrested Puneet Garg, former director of Reliance Communications (RCOM) in connection with the money laundering investigation related to the Rs 40,000 crore bank fraud case.

Last week, the Supreme Court ordered both the investigating agencies to investigate the case independently, quickly and impartially. He also said that the status report will be filed within four weeks. During the hearing, senior lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is fighting the case on behalf of Anil Ambani, assured the Supreme Court that his client will not leave the country until the investigation is completed. During this time, the Supreme Court also examined the CBI report submitted in a sealed envelope.

ED has been investigating the case since last year

ED is investigating Anil Ambani and his ADAG Group companies in the case of banking and corporate fraud worth Rs 40,000 crore since last year. In this connection, so far three Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) have been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). However, in December, Reliance Anil Ambani Group in a statement denied all the allegations against it.

After ED’s provisional attachment of Rs 10,000 crore, Reliance Infrastructure said, “Anil Ambani has not been on the board of directors of Reliance Infrastructure Limited for more than three and a half years. Reliance Infrastructure Limited is one of the largest infrastructure companies, developing projects through different Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in various high-growth sectors like power, roads, metro rail and defence.

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ED Questions Rana Kapoor: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in connection with the ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which focuses on alleged financial transactions linked to Anil Ambani group companies. According to officials, this investigation mainly pertains to the period from 2017 to 2019, when Yes Bank had made large-scale investments in Reliance Anil Ambani group companies.

Rana Kapoor interrogated again

ED says that during this period, Yes Bank invested about Rs 2,965 crore in Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) and about Rs 2,045 crore in Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL), out of which an amount of Rs 1,353.5 crore was found outstanding on RHFL and Rs 1,984 crore on RCFL.

According to the investigating agency, these two companies together had received public funds worth more than Rs 11,000 crore. ED also claimed that before Yes Bank made investments in Anil Ambani group companies, the bank had received huge amounts of money from its erstwhile Reliance Nippon Mutual Fund.

Screw tightened in money laundering case

The agency alleges that due to conflict of interest under SEBI rules, Reliance Nippon Mutual Fund could not directly invest or transfer funds in the financial companies of Anil Ambani group, so the public’s mutual fund investments were allegedly routed to these companies through Yes Bank through an indirect route.

ED believes that Rana Kapoor is being interrogated to understand this suspicious structure and flow of money, so that it can be found out how public funds were misused and money laundered.

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Former Maharashtra minister and veteran NCP leader Nawab Malik has suffered a major setback in the money laundering case. A special court of PMLA has framed charges against Nawab Malik. This matter is related to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of the year 2022.

ED had arrested Nawab Malik in February 2022. It is alleged that with the help of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, he wrongfully took possession of about three acres of land in Kurla, Mumbai. There is an allegation that crime related money of Rs 16 crore was involved in this deal. There has also been an allegation of use of fake documents.

Nawab Malik declared himself innocent

NCP leader Nawab Malik declared himself innocent in the PMLA case related to Dawood Ibrahim’s property, after which the special PMLA court framed charges against him.

During the hearing in the court, Nawab Malik’s lawyer had said that we have filed a petition in the High Court regarding this case. During the last hearing on this petition, ASG Anil Singh had told the High Court that he will give the documents related to this case to the accused party and till then the charge will not be framed.

The court rejected the petition

Earlier, a special court of PMLA had rejected the discharge petition filed by Malik and his company. The discharge petition was filed on behalf of Malik’s company ‘Malik Infrastructure’. On behalf of the company, it was said that the entire ED case is based on guesses and speculations, because the company did not exist at the time the alleged illegal deal took place.

Sufficient primary evidence present in the case – Court

Rejecting the company’s arguments, the court said that there is sufficient primary evidence in the case. The court said that from the preliminary investigation it is clear that Nawab Malik, along with Haseena Parkar, Salim Patel and accused Sardar Khan associated with D-Company, took illegal possession of a valuable plot in Kurla and then tried to legalize it through money laundering. This plot is said to involve criminal proceeds of Rs 16 crore.

JayPee Infratech Money Laundering Case: The troubles of Manoj Gaur, former managing director of Jaypee Infratech, are increasing continuously. After completing five days of ED custody in the money laundering case, he was produced in Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Tuesday. After the end of his custody, the court has ordered to send Manoj Gaur to judicial custody for 14 days.

What is the whole matter?

On November 13 (Thursday), the ED had arrested Manoj Gaur, a renowned builder of Greater Noida, on charges of allegedly defrauding investors in the project and money laundering. After his arrest, Patiala House Court sent him to ED custody for 5 days.

During the hearing in the court, ED officials told that the companies led by Manoj Gaur raised Rs 32,825 crore from home buyers, but out of this, about Rs 13,833 crore was used for other purposes. Overall only Rs 18,000 crore was spent on construction works.

Many complaints from investors registered

The agency alleges that the companies transferred huge amounts of money to various firms and private accounts, due to which thousands of home buyers have not yet been able to get possession of their flats.

Many FIRs have been registered in this matter in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police. Investors have complained that they did not get the houses on time and their capital remained stuck. ED told the court that the remand of Manoj Gaur is necessary so that a thorough investigation can be done into the alleged misuse of huge amount of money, transactions done abroad and the role of other related accused.

During ED’s custody, Manoj Gaur’s lawyers argued in the court that he was already cooperating in the investigation and buyers in many of the group’s projects had already got possession of the houses. The Gaur family termed the arrest as unnecessary and demanded reduction in the remand period. However, after hearing all the parties, the court approved the 5-day ED remand, considering it appropriate.

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Jaypee Money Laundering Case: Former Chairman of Jaypee Group, Manoj Gaur was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi on 13 November 2025 in a money laundering case. ED has made this arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Manoj Gaur is the former Executive Chairman and CEO of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) and also the former CMD of Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL).

What is the matter?

The ED investigation is based on the FIR lodged by the EOW (Economic Offenses Wing) of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police. In these FIRs, thousands of homebuyers had complained that they had paid money to buy flats in projects like Jaypee Wishtown and Jaypee Greens, but the projects were not completed.

The complainants alleged that the company and its promoters defrauded them under criminal conspiracy and wrongly diverted their money for other purposes.

What came to light in the ED investigation?

According to the ED, Jaypee Associates Limited (JAL) and Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL) extorted approximately Rs. Raised Rs 14,599 crore (based on claims filed in NCLT). A large part of this huge amount was not used in construction work, but Diverted to other companies and trusts of the group.

The institutions to which the money was transferred include —

• JP Seva Sansthan (JSS)
• Jaypee Healthcare Limited (JHL)
• Jaypee Sports International Limited (JSIL)

Most importantly, Manoj Gaur is also the Managing Trustee of Jaypee Seva Sansthan (JSS), And this trust was among those receiving diverted funds.

ED raid and evidence

On 23 May 2025, ED in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Mumbai Raids were conducted at 15 places. A large amount of financial documents, digital records and evidence related to fund diversion were recovered in these raids. Investigation revealed that Manoj Gaur’s role was central in the planning and decisions of fund diversion. ED says to transfer funds here and there A complex network of companies and trusts was created.

ED has clarified that the investigation is still going on, and more major revelations and arrests are possible in the coming days. This arrest is being considered as the biggest action taken so far in the real estate sector, which can prove to be an important step towards providing justice to thousands of homebuyers.

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Taking major action in the money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has temporarily seized assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former Team India cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan. This action has been taken as part of a money laundering investigation related to the illegal online betting platform 1xBet.

According to ED, mutual fund investments worth Rs 6.64 crore in the name of Suresh Raina, while a property worth Rs 4.5 crore in the name of Shikhar Dhawan has been seized.

What was revealed in the investigation in ED,

ED investigation revealed that 1xBet and its other brands like 1xBat and Sporting Lines were running online betting and gambling business in India without any permission. Investigation found that Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan had made endorsement deals with foreign companies and advertised through videos and social media posts for the promotion of 1xBet.

Payments for these advertisements were not sent directly to India but were routed through foreign routes. So that the real source can be hidden. According to ED, this money was earned from illegal betting. To make it look white, a deal was made with the cricketers.

ED investigation further revealed that 1xBet used thousands of fake accounts or accounts created in the names of others for betting in India. So far, more than 6000 such accounts have been identified. Betting money was deposited in these accounts. Which were further transferred several times through various payment gateways so that the money could not be tracked. ED raided four payment gateways in the country and till now more than 60 bank accounts have been frozen. An amount of about Rs 4 crore has been blocked in these accounts.

Central agency appealed to the people

ED has appealed to the people to stay away from any online betting or gambling app. He has warned that those who promote such platforms or give their bank details to someone else for use, then action can be taken against them under PMLA law. In which there is a provision of imprisonment up to 7 years and confiscation of property.

ED has advised the public not to give their bank account or UPI ID to anyone else for use. Do not click on any betting, high return or passive income link on social media. Stay away from mobile apps or Telegram/Whatsapp channels that promote gambling or betting. If someone has misused your account, immediately inform the bank and police. The investigation into this matter is still going on.

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ED Summons Anil Ambani: Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani’s problems have increased further in the bank loan fraud case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a notice to Anil Ambani to appear for questioning again next week. ED has asked the 66-year-old industrialist to appear before the agency on November 14. He will be interrogated on charges of money laundering in the SBI bank loan fraud case. Earlier, ED had called Anil Ambani for questioning on August 5.

ED (Enforcement Directorate) has intensified the investigation into the fake bank guarantee racket related to Anil Ambani’s company Reliance Power. Investigation has revealed that the company had filled the tender for the government project SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), in which it was necessary to give bank guarantee. For this, Reliance Power had entrusted this work to a company named Biswal Tradelink Pvt Ltd (BTPL) of Odisha.

what is the matter

The investigation found that the bank guarantee given by BTPL was fake, and in return Reliance Power had paid about Rs 5.4 crore to BTPL. The people involved in this fraud created a fake domain named s-bi.co.in by copying the real website of SBI (sbi.co.in). Through this, fake emails were sent, so that it seemed as if the bank guarantee had been issued by State Bank of India (SBI).

ED has arrested BTPL Managing Director Parth Sarathi Biswal. Investigation revealed that BTPL is a company formed only on paper – neither its actual office nor documents were found. Suspicious transactions worth crores of rupees were found in many secret bank accounts of the company. People associated with the racket used disappearing messages on Telegram app so that evidence could be destroyed.

Big questions before ED

Now ED is investigating – who approved the payment of Rs 5.4 crore to BTPL and why?

Was Anil Ambani aware of this fraud?

Who benefited from the fake bank guarantee?

Through which channels and people was the money transferred?

Since this case is directly related to Reliance Power and its affiliated companies, ED has called Anil Ambani for questioning so that his role can be clarified.

Big revelation of the racket – fake guarantee of Rs 68.2 crore

The ED investigation also found that Reliance NU BESS Limited and Maharashtra Energy Generation Ltd, which are Anil Ambani group companies, had also submitted fake bank guarantees worth Rs 68.2 crore to SECI. After this case, ED has also started re-investigation into the old financial fraud cases of Anil Ambani Group. Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) accused of loan fraud of ₹14,000 crore. Case of fraud of Rs 1,050 crore registered against Canara Bank.

The government had told in Parliament that SBI has declared RCom as a ‘fraud account’, and preparations are being made to send a complaint to CBI. Overall, this case is not limited to just a fake bank guarantee – it raises serious questions on the financial transparency and management of Reliance Group.

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