ED : 6,312 cases filed in 11 years, only 120 convicted, ED's record is astonishing

The central government has presented statistics in Parliament. According to these statistics, after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, there was criticism that action under the ED against opposition party members accelerated. In eleven years, cases under PMLA have been registered against 6,312 people by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). However, fewer cases have actually reached the stage of conviction. Let's see how many people have been convicted under this law….

So far, only 120 people found guilty

The winter session of Parliament is currently underway. In this session, statistics presented by the government have caught everyone's attention. In the last 11 years, after Narendra Modi's NDA government came to power, 6,313 people have been charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). However, it has been revealed that so far, only 120 people have been found guilty under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In the last financial year (2024-25), notably, the court found the highest number of 38 accused guilty. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary shared this statistic in the Lok Sabha.

According to Pankaj Chaudhary's data, the number of people convicted in this case is very low. Officials from the Federal Financial Crimes Investigation Agency, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that about 94 percent of the convicts have been sentenced. This is because only 55 cases have been tried in court. In 52 of these cases, 120 people have been sentenced. The agency has taken the same stand many times before. It is also claimed that there were no convictions before 2014.

Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED registered 6,312 cases between June 1, 2014, and October 31, 2025, during Minister Pankaj Chaudhary's tenure. It was revealed from the provided information that 1,805 prosecution complaints (charge sheets) and 568 supplementary charge sheets were filed. The agency filed the most cases, 333, in 2024-25, resulting in the conviction of 38 people.

Investigation closed in 93 cases

After amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on August 1, 2019, the ED was allowed to file closure reports in its cases before the special court. The investigating agency has closed investigations in 93 cases.