Edited By :Garima Sadhwani
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple premises in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, in connection to a money laundering case against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mukhtar Ansari, on Thursday, 18 August.
The searches, aimed at gathering evidence against Ansari, are being conducted at locations in Ghazipur, Lucknow, and Delhi, which are allegedly linked to him, and his associates.
At least 11 locations have been searched till now, reports news agency ANI.
The mafia-turned-politician is being investigated under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is under the ED scanner in connection with at least 49 criminal cases against him, including charges of land-grabbing, extortion, and murder.
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Edited By :Garima Sadhwani