Archive · 5 Aug 2026
ED registers 4,622 PMLA cases; secures 43 convictions
The Enforcement Directorate is a special team in India that investigates crimes involving large amounts of money.
The PMLA is a law that helps this team catch people who try to keep money that was made by doing something wrong.
Between 2021 and 2026, this team started 4,622 cases under that law.
The team also arrested 1,243 people and sent 2,444 cases to special courts.
A court decided that 104 people were guilty, spread across 43 cases.
Another government group, the Income Tax Department, also handles money-related cases.
It filed 2,127 cases and won 233 of them, while 854 people were cleared of the charges.
The government shared these numbers with Parliament, the country's big meeting of leaders.
It explained that some cases take many years to finish, so the numbers of new cases and final decisions do not always match up.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered 4,622 cases under the PMLA between FY22 and FY26.
The ED filed 2,444 prosecution complaints before Special PMLA Courts and arrested 1,243 accused.
Convictions were secured in 43 cases involving 104 accused over the five-year period.
The Income Tax Department filed 2,127 prosecution cases, securing 233 convictions and recording 854 acquittals.
The Finance Ministry said filing and conviction figures are not directly correlated, as outcomes may relate to earlier years.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Income Tax Department, and the Finance Ministry, with data reported to Parliament.
- What
- The ED registered 4,622 PMLA cases in five years and secured convictions in 43 cases, while the Income Tax Department filed 2,127 prosecution cases.
- When
- Financial years 2021-22 (FY22) through 2025-26 (FY26).
- Where
- India, before Special PMLA Courts, with the report presented to Parliament.
- Why
- To enforce the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and prosecute money laundering offenses.
- Cases Registered (FY22-FY26)
- 4,622
- Prosecution Complaints Filed
- 2,444
- Accused Arrested
- 1,243
- Convictions Secured
- 43 cases involving 104 accused
- Income Tax Department
- 2,127 cases; 233 convictions; 854 acquittals
- Courts
- Special PMLA Courts
- Related ED Actions
- Arrests of Gautam Doshi and Satish Seth; attachment of Anil Ambani's Mumbai home 'Abode' worth Rs 3,716 crore
- Clarification
- Filing and conviction figures not directly correlated