Government Tells Parliament ED Initiated 6,444 Cases Since 2014; Secured 53 Convictions on Merits

The Union Finance Ministry informed Parliament that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated 6,444 money-laundering investigations since 2014, and that special PMLA courts have delivered 56 judgments on merits between April 2014 and November 2025.

Of these, 53 resulted in convictions involving 121 accused, placing the conviction rate at 94.64%.

The Ministry said ED ECIRs rose sharply from 181 in 2014-15 to a peak of 1,116 in 2021-22.

It added that the agency conducted 11,106 searches over the same period, increasing from 46 in 2014-15 to 2,600 in 2023-24.

The Income Tax Department also reported 13,877 prosecution cases since 2014-15.