Arrest of Sagar Mehta in ₹177-Crore Torres Jewellers Case Confirmed.

The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its investigation into an alleged ₹58.42 crore online betting and gaming fraud after conducting searches at 12 premises across Nagpur, Gondia and Ahmedabad. The agency said more than 100 bank accounts were frozen and financial and digital evidence was seized during the August 18 operation. The investigation centres on allegations that investors were promised substantial returns through online gaming and betting platforms, while funds were allegedly routed through mule accounts, agent accounts and cash-delivery channels to conceal the money trail.

ED Raids 12 Premises in Rs 58 Crore Online Betting Scam; Freezes Over 100 Accounts

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches in Nagpur, Gondia and Ahmedabad in connection with an alleged Rs 58.42 crore online betting and gaming fraud. Authorities have frozen over 100 bank accounts and seized several assets as part of the investigation.

The Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into an online betting racket has grown after the search of 12 locations revealed financial assets, digital evidence and bank accounts purportedly associated with a Rs 58.42 crore money laundering network.

Officials said the searches were carried out on August 18 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, at premises linked to the accused Anant Navratran Jain, also known as Sontu Jain, and associates.

The federal agency said the probe was initiated after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Nagpur City, against Anant Navratran Jain and others.

The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case has entered a new legal phase, with proceedings initiated against six Pakistan-based accused who remain outside the reach of Indian investigators. The case involves Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked figures including Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Mumbai’s special court is pursuing the statutory process for proceedings in their absence under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution is expected to rely on evidence from the original investigation, including material connected to David Headley and Ajmal Kasab.

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Masterminds Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi Face In Absentia Trial Under BNSS

India has started the in absentia trial of six Pakistan-based accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

The legal process in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case has entered a crucial new phase with the trial of six Pakistani accused starting outside India.

The trial is of Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who Indian authorities have long identified as senior members of the group responsible for the attacks.

A special court in Mumbai has issued warrants against the accused, who are absconding, to start the statutory process that has to be followed before proceedings can be continued in their absence.

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Bhubaneswar-based stone miner Ratikant Rout in an alleged money laundering case linked to illegal stone mining in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. The agency said Rout had been questioned several times and that searches were conducted at properties linked to him during the investigation. The development has drawn attention because Rout previously complained against former ED officer Chintan Raghuvanshi, whose arrest by the CBI in 2025 followed allegations of demanding money in connection with Rout’s money laundering case.

ED Arrests Key Figure in Illegal Mining Money Laundering Case, Investigation Takes New Turn

More than a year after the arrest of former ED officer Chintan Raghuvanshi in a money laundering probe, the Enforcement Directorate has arrested Bhubaneswar-based stone miner Ratikant Rout, who had lodged a complaint that led to Raghuvanshi’s arrest.

Stone miner Ratikant Rout was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to illegal stone mining in Odisha. The development comes over a year after the arrest of senior ED officer Chintan Raghuvanshi after a complaint filed by Rout.

Ratikant Rout, officials said, is a businessman from Bhubaneswar who has mining interests in the Dhenkanal district. Sources said the ED had filed a money laundering case against him in 2024 on allegations of illegal stone mining operations.

Rout was called in for questioning several times during the course of the investigation, the agency said. ED officials also raided his properties in an attempt to collect evidence for the case.

The Nalgonda principal murder investigation has taken a major turn after police traced two 16-year-old juveniles using forensic evidence, CCTV footage and technical data. The 48-year-old principal-cum-director was found dead at her Kondamallepally residence on August 11 after allegedly suffering 27 stab wounds. Police said ₹2.5 lakh and an iPhone were missing. Investigators linked blood-stained ₹500 notes recovered during the probe with the suspects, while the victim’s reported final word, “Babu”, became another key lead in establishing the sequence under investigation.

Nalgonda Principal Murder Case: Final Word, Blood-Stained Rs 500 Notes Led Police to Two Juveniles

The Nalgonda principal murder investigation took a major turn after the police linked the last word of the victim, “Babu”, with the blood-stained currency notes seized from two juveniles aged 16.

Forensic evidence and the last word of the victim have helped the investigators crack the Nalgonda principal murder case, linking two 16-year-old juveniles allegedly involved in the crime.

The 48-year-old principal-cum-director of Nagarjuna Grammar Concept School was found dead at her residence in Kondamallepally mandal of Devarakonda on 11 August, police said.

The victim had suffered 27 stab wounds, the investigators said. After the incident, Rs 2.5 lakh in cash and an iPhone were missing from the residence.