India, Aug. 7 -- In a significant revelation, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered approximately Rs 23,000 crore in laundered money and returned it to the victims of financial crimes.

The statement was made during a high-stakes open court hearing before a special bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. The bench is currently reviewing its controversial May 2 judgment that had ordered liquidation of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited (BPSL), overriding JSW Steel's approved resolution plan.

While discussing the ED's role in the BPSL matter, the Solicitor General shared, "Let me tell a fact, which was never said in any court... ...