ED files fresh money laundering case against Jet Airways and Naresh Goyal

MUMBAI : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a fresh case against the grounded airline Jet Airways Ltd and its former Chairman Naresh Goyal, said an ED official.

The case is under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) which is a criminal charge. The previous case was under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) a lenient charge as compared to charges of alleged money laundering.

Goyal was questioned by the agency till late evening and then he was taken to his house for searches, said the official quoted earlier.