50 verified cases involving Economic offences, newest first.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a regular bail application in a money-laundering case arising from an alleged ₹236 crore bank fraud. The court held that economic offences involving calculated abuse of fiduciary structures warrant greater circumspection in bail considerations.
Indian-origin fraudster Manjit Singh Bedi, accused of defrauding the U.S. government, was arrested in India according to FBI Director Kash Patel. The case involves transnational fraud targeting U.S. government resources.
Review petitions were filed challenging the Supreme Court's July 2022 judgment that upheld the constitutional validity of sweeping powers of the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A new bench was reconstituted to hear these review petitions in 2026.
Surat Police arrested Rohit Virendrasinh Shakya, an 18-year-old school dropout, for developing malicious APK files that were supplied to cybercriminal gangs operating from Jharkhand's Jamtara. The case involves an AI-powered cyber fraud network and losses estimated at Rs 64 crore. Shakya was arrested from a hotel in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh during the investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate auctioned a seized Hawker 800A aircraft for Rs 3 crore as part of an ongoing investigation into a Ponzi scheme. The proceeds are intended for the restitution of investors, pending approval from a special court.
A suspended 2015-batch IAS officer who served as Surendranagar Collector is accused of heading an organised bribery network for processing change of land use (CLU) applications. The Enforcement Directorate has alleged money laundering and bribery offences. The Gujarat High Court denied bail on June 29, finding no reasonable grounds to believe the officer was not guilty under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The ED filed a prosecution complaint against Reliance Infrastructure Limited and former Reliance Group executive Sateesh Seth (70) in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case. Seth was arrested by the ED in June 2025 and remains in judicial custody. The case was filed before a special PMLA court in Dwarka.
A CBI FIR registered following a complaint from the Supreme Court Registry targeting an organized digital arrest scam network operating across 16 Indian states including Rajasthan. Fraudsters used fake domains to convince victims they were under investigation and extorted money under the guise of 'digital arrest'.
The Enforcement Directorate pursued action in a Kotak Mahindra fraud case, alleging Pushpinder Singh as the mastermind who allegedly used crime proceeds to purchase luxury vehicles including BMWs, a Porsche, and a Harley Davidson. The ED claimed to have attached 100 per cent of embezzled Municipal Corporation Panchkula funds within four months of FIR registration.
Karnataka Minister Nagendra resigned in June 2024 following allegations of misappropriation of funds in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Corporation Limited. He was subsequently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation. Travel restrictions imposed on him have been relaxed.
A real estate director accused in a money laundering case involving alleged diversion of funds collected from homebuyers sought bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted regular bail, holding that prolonged pre-trial incarceration can justify bail despite the rigorous conditions under Section 45 PMLA.
Naresh Goyal, former Jet Airways promoter, was arrested in September 2025 in a money laundering case. As of September 2026, the CBI has not filed a chargesheet despite three years having passed since the FIR, and Goyal has sought discharge in an ED case.
Former Trinamool Congress councillor Debraj Chakraborty was arrested and faced 10 additional extortion cases and land-grab complaints within 24 hours of arrest. He and his wife, former TMC legislator and singer Aditi Munshi, have been booked in multiple cases including extortion, money laundering, criminal intimidation, and asset disproportionate to income. Both CBI and Enforcement Directorate are investigating various charges.
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested an individual identified as Krishanu Sharda, who is alleged to have acted as a middleman in a corruption case involving former DIG Bhullar.
Delhi Police have frozen assets worth over ₹5 crore belonging to a history-sheeter named Jitender and his wife, Jyoti, following a court order issued during an investigation into organized crime activities.
The Supreme Court registered a suo motu case in October 2025 after a senior citizen couple from Haryana reported being defrauded of Rs 1.5 crore in a digital arrest scam. The Court issued 13-point directions to combat such scams nationwide, recognizing this as a widespread issue affecting multiple states and directing RBI, banks, and state authorities to implement urgent SOPs and cybercrime coordination mechanisms.
The Delhi High Court quashed a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against the Aristo group, which was linked to the late MP Mahendra Prasad. The court criticized the Enforcement Directorate for improperly adding a 2019 FIR to an existing money laundering investigation.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have uncovered rackets involving extortion and money laundering allegedly operated by Maoist groups. Agencies are currently investigating over 100 cases and have seized assets valued at approximately ₹40 crore.
Punit Garg, former director of RCOM, has been accused in an alleged Rs 40,000 crore money laundering case. He was arrested by the ED on January 29, 2026, and chargesheeted. His bail plea was rejected by the trial court and is now pending before the Delhi High Court.
An 81-year-old businessman from Belagavi, Ajit Gopalkrishna Saraf, was defrauded of Rs 15.45 crore over a six-week digital arrest scam between February and March 2026. Police arrested one accused in connection with the case.