Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate opened 5,892 investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act from January 2015 to June 2025 and filed 1,398 prosecution complaints, including 353 supplementary charge sheets.
• Special PMLA courts have framed charges in 300 cases—66 of them supplementary—while the bulk of investigations remain pending trial.
• As of June 30, 2025, only eight conviction orders covering 15 individuals have been issued, reflecting a conviction rate of 0.1%.
• The agency submitted 49 closure reports to special courts over the decade, without providing reasons for ending those probes.
• Critics from opposition parties have questioned the ED’s investigative efficiency and alleged selective targeting as the Supreme Court prepares to reassess its PMLA authority on August 6–7.