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He faces charges of defrauding individuals and is also accused of bribery involving an ED official, leading to a complex legal battle.
Kochi unit of the central agency has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
ED rejects Banerjee's claims of seizing TMC documents and clarifies searches are linked to a coal smuggling case, not political targeting.
The investigation stems from a CBI FIR and involves alleged money laundering.
The investigation expands beyond gold imports to examine what was illegally exported through diplomatic channels, previously unestablished.
ED suspect that photographs and public appearances with actors were used to lend credibility to the scheme.
During the hearing, the Division Bench questioned whether KIIFB could raise all its objections before the adjudicating authority itself, noting that the proceedings had not yet culminated in a finding of violation.
The SIT had opposed the move, arguing that an ED probe would amount to a parallel investigation and could hamper efforts to identify additional accused.
Granting a three-month interim stay on all further proceedings, Justice V G Arun observed that the petitioners were entitled to the same relief earlier extended to KIIFB
KIIFB has countered that land acquisition for infrastructure projects cannot be equated with speculative real estate activity or commercial purchase of land.
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