Overview

• Between January 2015 and June 2025, the ED opened 5,892 investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
• It filed 1,398 prosecution complaints, including 353 supplementary charge sheets, representing roughly 23% of all inquiries
• Special PMLA courts have framed charges in 300 cases while 49 matters were closed after underlying predicate offences were quashed or dismissed
• Only eight conviction orders involving 15 individuals have been secured to date, amounting to a 0.1% success rate
• Opposition leaders contend that the gulf between probe volume and convictions underscores selective enforcement and procedural complexity