The ECIR is almost similar to a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the police for cognizable offences.
An ED team searched places in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Noida, Mumbai, and other places simultaneously. According to sources, the Central agency had prepared a chargesheet against him and will soon produce it in the court.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday carried out raids at the premises of a construction company owned by Ravichandran, the brother of Tamil Nadu municipal administration Minister K.N. Nehru.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at offices of Kerala-based businessman Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the movie L2: Empuraan,as part of a probe into alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
The MUDA corruption case haunts Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah even after getting a clean chit from Lokayukta, as the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to continue its investigations into the MUDA land allotment case against Parathi, wife of the Chief Minister, and Minister Byrathi Suresh.
The first ECIR is related to his involvement in the ration distribution and the second is related to using his fish exports business for money laundering.
Trinamul Congress has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for confusing people over the recovery of money by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
"This time, the Lok Sabha elections will be against BJP's donation collection, increased inflation and unemployment. Corruption is at its peak under the BJP government.
The party challenges ED to probe it.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is seeking to interrogate Sheikh Shahjahan, alleged mastermind for unleashing attacks on ED officials, in connection with various financial irregularities.
