Unlawful sand mining: Enforcement Directorate raids a couple of places in Punjab

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided a couple of places in poll-bound Punjab as a part of a cash laundering probe in opposition to firms desirous about unlawful sand mining within the border state, officers mentioned.

They mentioned no less than 10-12 places within the state are being coated via the officers of the federal company and the motion is being undertaken underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA).

Some other people with political hyperlinks also are said to were coated.

The state is poll-bound with balloting slated to happen for its 117 meeting seats on February 20.