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The ED said that it has filed a case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Tahir Hussain. He is also being probed for the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the riots.

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Christian Michel is the accused middleman, charged with money laundering of Rs 3,600 crore, in the AgustaWestland chopper deal. Both CBI and ED have opposed his bail plea.

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar who was arrested in money laundering case on September 3 has been granted conditional bail against personal bond of Rs 25 lakh and securities
 

Humayun Merchant will be produced in a Mumbai court later in the day. His arrest is in connection with the controversial properties owned by deceased D-Company gangster Iqbal Mirchi.

The ED had earlier identified the benami assets of Iqbal Mirchi, an international drug dealer who was declared as one of the 10 foreign drug kingpins by the US

Senior NCP leader Praful Patel has reached the Enforcement Directorate office after the agency summoned him. Patel is accused of having links with gangster Iqbal Mirchi. Mirchi, a drug lord, died in 2013. It was reported that his wife Hazra Memon entered into a property deal with the Patel family.
 

The ED will interrogate Chidambaram in Tihar jail on October 16. The court had given the Enforcement Directorate the option to either interrogate Chidambaram at the court premises or in Tihar jail.

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar's brother, DK Suresh, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Karnataka deputy chief minister Ashwath Narayan said, "These events should not be politicised.

According to reports, NCP chief Sharad Pawar was to be questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case today. However, the leader cancelled his visit although Section 144 had been imposed anticipating his visit. 

With Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar and former finance minister P Chidambaram lodged in Tihar jail and Robert Vadra's custody sought by the Enforcement DIrectorate, the spate of events will not be forgotten in the minds of people for years to come

ED had registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against NCP chief Sharad Pawar. However, Pawar said that he will continue to campaign for NCP for the October 21 Assembly election in Maharashtra.

Businessman Ratul Puri was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3 following which he remained in its custody
 

The Delhi high court has adjourned the case by DK Shivakumar seeking a transcript or copy of the statements recorded by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to September 26. 

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on August 20 from Delhi in connection with Rs 3,600 crore bank fraud case.