ED's conviction rate in money laundering case is over 94%: Govt
New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Union government informed Parliament on Tuesday that the Enforcement Directorate's conviction rate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is 94.82% with courts delivering judgements in 58 cases till date, with 55 cases resulting in conviction of 123 accused persons.
Out of these 55 cases, 43 convictions of 104 accused persons have been secured in the last five years, it said.
Responding to a query by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman, Union minister of state for finance, Pankaj Chaudhary said in the Rajya Sabha: "As on December 31, 2025, the special courts of PMLA have delivered judgments, on merits, on the issue of money-laundering in 58 cases, out of which conviction orders have been passed in 55 cases convicting 123 accused. Accordingly, the conviction rate, i.e., total number of cases in which accused have been convicted as a percentage of total cases decided on merits on the issue of money laundering is 55/58*100=94.82%"....
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