A Delhi court refused to hear the Enforcement Directorate's PMLA case related to the National Herald, citing procedural abuse and overreach.
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The court refused to hear the case, citing procedural abuse and overreach of the PMLA.
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.
The CBI conducted coordinated searches at 80 locations across 16 states and Union Territories as part of a crackdown on cybercriminal networks involved in digital arrest scams. Two arrests were made during the operation. The investigation targets organized fraud schemes that have victimized hundreds of people across India.
CBI chargesheeted 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a Delhi executive defrauded of Rs 50 lakh. The scheme used fake 'digital arrest' claims to extort money. The accused include proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and money mules who routed funds.
The Delhi High Court dismissed an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking an interim status quo on assets attached in connection with the National Herald money laundering case involving Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other Congress leaders. Justice Sachin Datta declined to pass an interim order regarding the properties.
The Delhi High Court rejected the Enforcement Directorate's request to maintain the status quo on properties attached in the National Herald case, meaning the agency does not have interim protection regarding these assets until its next hearing in November.
The Delhi High Court has declined an Enforcement Directorate request to restrain Associated Journals Limited (AJL) from pursuing the release of properties attached by the agency before the PMLA appellate authority.
The Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Sachin Datta, rejected a petition by the Enforcement Directorate seeking to restrain Associated Journals Limited from pursuing the release of properties attached during the money laundering investigation.
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