Times of India | Supreme Court to hear ED plea to cancel bail to West Bengal coal scam 'kingpin'

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Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s plea to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to Anup Majee, alleged kingpin in a West Bengal coal‑smuggling case in which roughly ₹2,700 crore of national resources were allegedly plundered. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to Majee but postponed an early hearing, listing the matter for September, allowing him to remain on bail until then. The ED argued that Majee had previously absconded and that his accountant remains missing, while Majee’s counsel said he had cooperated, appearing before the agency 23 times, including 13 times without protection from arrest. The probe could expose a money‑laundering trail involving purported payoffs of over ₹1,300 crore to senior Trinamool Congress officials, with a recovered diary allegedly recording payments to “Pankaj da” (₹10 crore installments) and “Bankura IC,” who allegedly delivered cash cartons on behalf of party leaders.

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Times of India | ED flags legal hurdles in money laundering probe

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) highlighted the legal obstacles hampering its money‑laundering investigations, noting a key controversy over whether a probe must wait for the conclusion of the related predicate‑offence trial or can proceed independently under international standards and Financial Action Task Force guidelines. While the Supreme Court has linked money‑laundering cases to the predicate offence, higher‑court rulings have treated them as standalone crimes, creating ambiguity that ED chief Rahul Navin says impedes its work despite a 94% conviction rate. He affirmed the agency’s resolve to pursue over 2,400 pending cases and seize proceeds of crime, with additional solicitor general S V Raju echoing that a predicate offence should not automatically halt investigations. The event also recognized ED officers involved in the Kolkata searches of political consultancy firm I‑PAC, which were disrupted by the state chief minister.

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