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SC to Hear ED’s Plea on Illegal Arrest of Vasai-Virar Chief

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a Bombay High Court ruling that deemed the arrest of former Vasai-Virar civic body chief Anil Pawar in a money laundering case as “illegal”. The ED arrested Pawar on August 13 in connection with the case. According to the ED, illegal constructions were made, involving the development of 41 buildings between 2008 and 2010 by the accused builders and developers in collusion with City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra officials. The ED’s appeal against the high court’s order from October 15 was…

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HC Calls Ex-Civic Chief’s Arrest in Money Laundering ‘Illegal’

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court deemed the arrest of Anil Pawar, former chief of the Vasai-Virar civic body near Mumbai, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as “illegal” in a money laundering matter, ordering his immediate release. A bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad stated that the ED lacked “tangible material” necessary for his arrest. “We find that on August 13, 2025, the arresting officer had no material as stipulated under section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which indicates a belief that the person is guilty of the offence,” the HC stated. “There is…

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140+ illegal structures in Vasai-Virar to be demolished after Ganpati

PALGHAR: Maharashtra minister Ganesh Naik announced on Friday that a total of 141 unauthorized buildings in the Vasai-Virar region of Palghar district will be demolished following the 10-day Ganpati festival. Naik made the remarks after visiting victims of a building collapse in Virar East on Wednesday, which resulted in 17 fatalities. The incident occurred when a building collapsed onto an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar at 12:05 am on that day. “This incident is extremely unfortunate. People often resort to living in illegal structures due to circumstances. We are facing the consequences of years of negligence that allowed such…

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ED: Ex-Vasai-Virar Chief and Co-Accused Committed Major Fraud

MUMBAI: Former Vasai-Virar civic chief Anil Pawar, along with three others, has been implicated in a money laundering case involving a “deliberate” abuse of administrative authority and the financial system to facilitate an extensive fraud, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a Mumbai court on Wednesday. The ED revealed that “hawala and angadia” channels were utilized to launder illicit proceeds not just within Maharashtra but also in other states. Following this, the special court, which included two real estate developers among the accused, placed all four individuals in custody one week post-arrest. The hawala system is an informal method…