ED opens PMLA probe into foreign funds to Naxals
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the alleged "systematic routing of foreign funds into Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)/Naxalite-affected areas" and the alleged channelling of nearly ₹95 cr in illegal foreign funds into India, with a sizable portion allegedly reaching Maoist-affected areas in Chhattisgarh and Assam.
The federal agency registered the PMLA case last week, people in the know told ET. Besides launching a PMLA probe, ED has also written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking the latter to register a case under relevant provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), for alleged violations of FCRA and BNS, 2023.
The agency has claimed that the said money (₹95 cr) was channelled into India by using foreign bank issued cards during the period from November 2025 to April 2026.
The federal agency registered the PMLA case last week, people in the know told ET. Besides launching a PMLA probe, ED has also written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking the latter to register a case under relevant provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), for alleged violations of FCRA and BNS, 2023.
The agency has claimed that the said money (₹95 cr) was channelled into India by using foreign bank issued cards during the period from November 2025 to April 2026.
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