In Pics | Political bigwigs arrested by ED in money laundering cases

From Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to Congress' P Chidambaram, here is a list of political bigwigs who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering cases.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the prevention of a money laundering case pertaining to the Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam case. The ED had sent several summons to the Sena leader which he skipped, following which he has been arrested. Credit: PTI Photo

Delhi Health Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain, who was under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) radar for quite some time, was arrested by ED in an eight-year-old money laundering case on May 31. Jain was taken into custody under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a few hours of questioning. Credit: Twitter/@SatyendarJain

Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case on November 1, 2021. ED had said that Deshmukh was the

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested senior Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on September 3, 2019 for allegedly laundering money and for suspected transactions done abroad through shell companies. Credit. DH Photo/BH Shivakumar

In 2019, Former Union home and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested in the INX Media scam, in which he was accused of wrongdoing, money laundering and misusing the post of finance minister. Credit: PTI Photo

Maharashtra's Minority Affairs Minister and the second high-profile NCP leader Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 23, 2022, in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, his aides and the Mumbai underworld. Credit: PTI Photo

In 2017, Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with over a decade-old money laundering case against him for alleged terror financing. Credit: PTI Photo

Former Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on May 4, 2018. He has been accused of laundering around Rs 840 crore and remained behind bars until 2018. Credit: PTI Photo