India, May 3 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a mixed but impressive performance in the financial year 2025-26, according to its official annual report.

Though arrests in money laundering cases dipped by about 27 per cent, the agency achieved an all-time high in the value of attached assets at Rs 81,422 crore. Searches and raids under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) nearly doubled, while restitution to fraud victims more than doubled the internal target, crossing Rs 32,000 crore.

The data from the ED's Annual Report for FY-2025-26 (April 2025 - March 2026) underscores a strategic shift towards more targeted, evidence-based investigations that prioritise financial deprivation of criminals over sheer volume...