Enforcement Directorate searches 26 locations in 9 states linked to PFI

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried searches at 26 premises in nine states linked to Popular Front of India (PFI) as part of its money laundering probe.

The searches were conducted at the residences and offices of the top PFI brass, including its chairman O.M.A. Salam and Kerala state president Nasarudheen Elamarom, in connection with its money laundering probe into the PFI's fundings, sources said. An ED source related to the probe told IANS: "The searches are being conducted in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi.

The source said the searches were being carried out in at least 26 locations of these states under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to collect evidence with regard to multiple money laundering cases that have been clubbed into one, being probed against the PFI and those linked to it. (IANS)

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