The Allahabad High Court quashed money laundering proceedings against Tulsiani Construction and its directors, holding that civil and commercial disputes cannot be converted into criminal prosecutions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Court also set aside the ED’s summoning and attachment actions.
The National Investigation Agency arrested former TMC MLA Saokat Molla in connection with the Bhangar bomb blast case, identifying him as a key conspirator. Molla was apprehended during a late-night operation in South 24 Parganas, becoming the fourth person arrested in the investigation.
SEBI barred Rajesh Exports Limited and promoter-chairman Rajesh Mehta from the securities market following an investigation into alleged financial irregularities, disclosure lapses, related-party transactions, and possible manipulation of financial statements involving an alleged revenue misrepresentation of nearly Rs 15.15 lakh crore.
A Special CBI Court remanded Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, former Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications, to CBI custody until June 5 in an alleged bank loan fraud case. The agency sought custodial interrogation as part of its investigation into a suspected large-scale financial fraud involving Reliance Communications and related group entities.
The Karnataka High Court held that the Enforcement Directorate must strictly comply with statutory requirements before provisionally attaching property under the PMLA, emphasizing that mere reproduction of legal provisions cannot replace genuine application of mind or justify attachment without specific material supporting such action.
A Delhi court remanded Vinesh Chandel of Indian Political Action Committee to 10-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. He was produced at a judge’s residence Monday night, with the order issued early Tuesday.
