Hyderabad, April 9 -- The Hyderabad unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed the highest number of prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the country during the 2024-25 financial year. However, despite the surge in filings, the number of arrests declined sharply, with only one person taken into custody, compared to ten arrests in the previous year.

According to TOI reports, the Hyderabad ED filed 49 prosecution complaints in 2024-25, up from 40 the previous year, making it the highest by any zone in the country. During the same period, the unit also carried out 43 provisional attachments, more than double the 19 recorded in 2023-24.

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