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The Enforcement Directorate has raided locations in Hyderabad and Chennai in an alleged ketamine trafficking and money-laundering case, seizing ₹82.82 lakh cash and $18,000 in foreign currency. The probe, originating from NCB ketamine seizures in Bengaluru, is examining alleged proceeds routed through cash and hawala channels. The allegations remain under investigation.

ED Ketamine Trafficking Case: ₹82.82 Lakh Cash, $18,000 Seized in Hyderabad and Chennai Raids

In Hyderabad and Chennai, the Enforcement Directorate carried out simultaneous searches as part of an investigation into money laundering linked to an alleged ketamine manufacturing and trafficking network. The authorities seized cash, foreign currency, financial records and digital evidence as a result of the operation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into the trafficking of ketamine by conducting searches in Hyderabad and Chennai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The operation pertains to an alleged organized network involved in the illegal manufacture and trade of ketamine, a psychotropic substance covered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

The investigation was initiated on the basis of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered on the basis of the prosecution complaint filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bengaluru, the ED’s Bengaluru Zonal Office said. The money-laundering investigation is the latest of a series of narcotics probes into the alleged illegal manufacture and distribution of the drug ketamine.

The predicate offence relates to the seizure of 26.75 kilograms of ketamine from accused J. Kannan in Bengaluru on April 30, 2019. Additionally, on May 1, 2019, the investigators seized 25.45 kilograms of ketamine from an alleged clandestine laboratory reportedly operated by Shivaraj Urs, alias Mahesh Uthappa.

The Enforcement Directorate has widened its investigation into the alleged CGPSC recruitment scam, examining suspected kickbacks, financial transactions and possible laundering through CSR contributions. Former CGPSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani is in ED custody following a production warrant. Investigators are examining whether ₹45 lakh to ₹47 lakh routed as CSR donations to Gramin Vikas Samiti was connected to alleged recruitment-related payments. The allegations remain under investigation and have not been established by a court.

CGPSC Recruitment Scam: ED Probes Alleged Multi-Crore Money Laundering Network, Former Chairman Taman Singh Sonwani in Custody

The Enforcement Directorate has widened its probe into the alleged Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission recruitment scam to include suspected money laundering, illegal kickbacks, and Corporate Social Responsibility funds allegedly used to hide illicit transactions.

The CGPSC recruitment scam has taken a new turn with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiating a money-laundering probe into alleged financial irregularities in the 2020 and 2021 recruitment cycles. Authorities suspect hundreds of crores of corruption while probing financial transactions, illegal assets, and cash trails linked to the case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the former Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) Chairman, a retired IAS officer Taman Singh Sonwani, after getting a production warrant. The agency was granted custody till July 31 by a Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Raipur, allowing it to conduct custodial interrogation.

The probe has widened from allegations of manipulation of the exam and irregularities in recruitment, investigators said. Financial investigators are also probing money made from the alleged recruitment scam to determine whether it was laundered through structured transactions disguised as legitimate charitable and corporate funding.

Police in Sikar have opened an investigation after Army personnel Asharam alleged that he paid ₹18 lakh for a 150-square-yard residential plot after being promised a UIT lease. The complaint names Birbal Singh, Jagdish Prasad and Sultan Singh Ola and alleges the transaction dates back to 2015. The case was registered at Udyog Nagar Police Station following court intervention. The allegations remain under investigation, and no finding of guilt has been made.

₹18 Lakh Plot Fraud Case in Sikar: Army Personnel Alleges Cheating Over UIT Lease Promise, Three Booked

An Army personnel has alleged he was duped of ₹18 lakh after being promised a UIT-approved plot lease in Rajasthan's Sikar district. Three accused have been booked, and an investigation has been initiated, police said.

Police have started an investigation in a case of ₹18 lakh plot fraud in Sikar after an Army personnel alleged that he was cheated on the promise of getting a lease for a residential plot. Following a court petition, the case has been registered at Udyog Nagar Police Station with three individuals named as accused. Sprouts News has learned that investigators are reviewing the allegations and supporting documents submitted by the complainant. 

An Indian Army soldier from Jhunjhunu district had accused Birbal Singh, Jagdish Prasad of Shivsinghpura and Sultan Singh Ola of Kudli of cheating him in a land deal of 2015 in a police complaint, Asharam said. Authorities have confirmed that the matter is under investigation, and no conclusions have been reached regarding the allegations.

Army personnel alleges ₹18 lakh was paid for UIT-approved plot

A Delhi court has sought the Enforcement Directorate’s response to Amitabh Jhunjhunwala’s bail plea in the alleged RHFL and RCFL money laundering case. The ED has filed a prosecution complaint naming Jhunjhunwala and 54 other accused. Arguments over cognisance of the complaint are also underway, while the defence has cited medical grounds in support of bail. The matter is scheduled for August 3, and the allegations remain subject to judicial scrutiny.

RHFL Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court Seeks ED Response on Amitabh Jhunjhunwala’s Bail Plea

A Delhi court on Friday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate on a bail application filed by Amitabh Jhunjhunwala in the alleged money laundering case related to RHFL and RCFL bank fraud. Next, it is set for August 3.

Another legal milestone has been achieved in the RHFL money laundering case as a Delhi court asked the Enforcement Directorate to reply to a bail plea filed by accused Amitabh Jhunjhunwala. The proceedings pertain to the probe into alleged money laundering linked to bank loan fraud involving Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) and Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL).

The matter was taken up before the Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi, where Special Judge (CBI) Hasan Anzar issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on the bail plea. The agency asked for more time to respond, and the court set the next hearing for Aug. 3.

Submissions before the court said the Enforcement Directorate has already filed a prosecution complaint, popularly known as a charge sheet, against Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and 54 other accused. The charge sheet is now before the court for judicial consideration as to whether to take cognisance of the allegations.