AMN /
Enforcement Directorate today conducted searches at about a dozen premises spread over 3 states in connection with money laundering probe against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
Official sources said raids were carried out in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata on some associates of Mr. Singh and those named in the FIR registered by the agency in the national capital recently. The raids were also carried out on premises of some business entities that allegedly received funds from associates of the Chief Minister.
The sources said investigators have gathered some important documents to probe and detect the proceeds of crime allegedly channelled by the Chief Minister and his associates by using purported illegal routes.
The ED had filed the money laundering case against Mr. Singh after taking cognizance of a criminal complaint filed by the CBI in this regard in September. It is alleged that Mr. Singh and his family members amassed wealth of 6.1 crore rupees between 2009 and 2011 when he was Steel Minister in previous UPA government.