The ED has recovered bundles of cash during raids in Ranchi in an investigation into a money laundering case involving Jharkhand minister, Virendra K Ram.
Raids are underway at a government official’s residence in Jhargram, a businessman’s house in Chunchura, a former panchayat worker’s house in Murshidabad and a former block development officer’s residence in Salt Lake.
The celebration of Swami Vivekananda's 161st birth anniversary on Friday in the city was marred by a political spat between the ruling TMC and opposition BJP over Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the TMC minister's and MLA's residences.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at nearly a dozen locations in Haryana and Rajasthan in connection with the jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi case. The searches are being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the gang members of Bishnoi. Bishnoi is currently in jail and is one of the accused in the murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday condemned the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) move to conduct raids at the residence of Rajasthan Congress Chief Govind Singh Dotasara stating that the BJP's "nervousness' is clearly visible.