Unlawful sand mining: ED raids numerous places in Punjab ahead of polls

A minimum of 10-12 places in the state are being covered by the officials of the federal agency New Delhi: The EnforcementDirectorate (ED )on Tuesday raided multiple places in poll-bound Punjab as part of a money washing probe against business involved in prohibited sand mining in the boundary state, authorities stated. They said at the very least 10-12 places in the
state are being covered by the officials of the federal agency and also the action is being undertaken under the arrangements of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Some individuals with political links are likewise specified
to have been covered. The state is poll-bound with electing slated to take place for
its 117 assembly seats on February 20. Published at Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:28:00 -0500