• Source:JND

The Central government on Tuesday night ordered the appointment of former Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

The position of the member of EAC-PM is the rank of Secretary. The body is independent and advises the prime minister on the issues of national economic interest.

At present, the panel is chaired by Suman Berry, with Sajeev Sanyal, Shamika Ravi as the only full-time members. Mishra will be the third full-time member of the panel. The panel has six other part-time members.

Prominent cases handled by ED under Mishra's tenure

ED, which primarily investigated money laundering charges, has launched some of the most important investigations against politicians and corporate officials.

Some prominent cases among them are:

Delhi Liquor scam: The ED investigated the Delhi Liquor policy against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and others.

Jammu and Kashmir Bank case: The central probe agency questioned J&K CM Omar Abdullah in the case regarding a Rs 172 crore property he purchased in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex in 2010 to set up a zonal office of J&K Bank.

Probe against Gandhi family, Robert Vadra: ED is investigating Robert Vadra and Priyanka Gandhi for their alleged role in the acquisition and subsequent sale of a five-acre agricultural land in Faridabad. In December 2023, a chargesheet was filed against them.

National Herald: The famous case revolves around the alleged money laundering by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi using Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which published National Herald and Young India.

Jharkhand Land Scam: The ED filed a case against the state CM Hemant Soren under PMLA in an alleged land scam. Soren was arrested in 2024 but was released on bail by the court.

Disproportionate Asset case: ED investigated Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in the disproportionate assets case.

Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA): Linked to the irregularities in the JKCA, ED launched a probe against National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah.

Extradition requests: While investigating the cases against Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, the central probe agency under Sanjay Mishra got approval for the extradition request against them.

Yes Bank money laundering case: While investigating the DHFL-Yes Bank money laundering case, ED arrested Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in April 2021. DHFL promoters Wadhwan brothers were also arrested for allegedly siphoning off Rs 5,000 crore.

ICICI-Videocon scam: The scam that involved ICICI MD Chanda Kochar in abusing her position to provide Rs 3,250 crore loan to Videocon was probed by ED.

Mahadev Betting App scam: The ED took over Chhattisgarh's Mahadev Betting App scam worth Rs 6,000 crore. ED is probing Mahadev app promoters Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal along with the then CM Bhupesh Baghel.

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