Jacqueline Fernandez vs. Directorate of Enforcement — Money Laundering Case

The CBI filed a chargesheet naming 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a digital arrest scam. Fraudsters allegedly used a deceptive domain to convince victims they were under investigation and extorted money under the guise of 'digital arrest'. The chargesheet includes proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and financial mules involved in siphoning cheated funds.

CBI chargesheeted 33 accused in a cyber fraud case involving a Delhi executive defrauded of Rs 50 lakh. The scheme used fake 'digital arrest' claims to extort money. The accused include proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and money mules who routed funds.

The CBI registered an FIR and filed a chargesheet following a complaint from the Supreme Court Registry. The case involves a cyber fraud network operating across 16 states, including Rajasthan. Fraudsters used fake domains to convince victims they were under investigation and extorted money under the guise of 'digital arrest'. Thirty-three accused have been chargesheeted including proprietors of dummy firms, technical handlers, and mules who routed funds.

Former Trinamool Congress councillor Debraj Chakraborty was arrested and faced 10 additional extortion cases and land-grab complaints within 24 hours of arrest. He and his wife, former TMC legislator and singer Aditi Munshi, have been booked in multiple cases including extortion, money laundering, criminal intimidation, and asset disproportionate to income. Both CBI and Enforcement Directorate are investigating various charges.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before Rouse Avenue Courts, Delhi, naming Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, and others, alleging laundering of proceeds of crime derived from the alleged fraudulent takeover of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) properties worth over ₹2,000 crore by Young Indian Pvt. Ltd. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts declined to take cognizance of the complaint in December 2025, holding it was not maintainable, while permitting the ED to continue its probe. The ED has challenged this order before the Delhi High Court, which issued notice to the accused on 22 December 2025. All persons named remain accused and are presumed innocent unless a court judgment holds otherwise.

Punit Garg, former director of RCOM, has been accused in an alleged Rs 40,000 crore money laundering case. He was arrested by the ED on January 29, 2026, and chargesheeted. His bail plea was rejected by the trial court and is now pending before the Delhi High Court.