The conviction rate in Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is 94.82%, the court has adjudicated 58 cases till date and 55 of them have convicted 123 accused, the government told Parliament on Tuesday. In the last five years, 43 out of 104 accused have been convicted in 55 cases, it said.
Since 2020-21, ED has convicted in 43 cases. (x)”Till on December 31, 2025, the Special Court of PMLA has decided on merits the issue of money laundering in 58 cases, out of which 123 accused have been convicted and ordered to be convicted in 55 cases. Accordingly, the conviction rate, i.e., the total number of cases decided as a percentage of total cases as the number of accused. Amount of money laundering is 55/58*100=94.82%,” Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chowdhury said in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by Samajwadi Party member Ramji Lal Suman.
“The ED has convicted 43 cases since 2020-21, in which 104 accused have been convicted under the provisions of PMLA.”
Chowdhury said the ED has registered 8,391 cases since PMLA was enacted in 2002. He added that it has filed 1,960 prosecution complaints (chargesheets) and closed 1,278 investigations.
Responding to Suman’s question about the delay in the ED investigation, Chowdhury said the agency follows a multi-pronged approach to register a case based on the risk and threat of money laundering and examining information received through various sources.
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“After completion of investigation, a prosecution complaint is filed in the Special Court. Efforts have been made to fast-track investigations and effectively conclude cases through increased use of technology, including optimal use of national and international databases, forensic tools, artificial intelligence, OSINT. [open-source Intelligence] Techniques and digital resources to strengthen evidence collection, improve analytical capabilities and accelerate complex financial crime investigations.
In October 2025, HT reported that the ED had revamped its strategy by focusing more on its core task – linking the proceeds of crime so that criminals could not enjoy them. The Federal Financial Crimes Investigation Agency has attached a record worth of assets ₹30,000 crore in FY 2024-25. It’s crossed ₹18,000 crore attachment figures so far in 2025-26. Officials say the number may increase this year. ED has attached value assets since 2005 ₹1.75 cross.
