Imphal, Dec. 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on Wednesday at premises linked to Yambem Biren, a self-styled "Chief Minister of the Manipur State Council," and Narengbam Samarjit, a self-styled "External Affairs and Defence Minister of the Manipur State Council."

The searches were conducted at five locations in Imphal linked to the accused, who are key personnel of the Salai Group of Companies.

According to officials, the case pertains to a press conference held in London in 2019. In that conference, Yambem Biren presented himself as the "Chief Minister of the Manipur State Council," while Narengbam Samarjit claimed to be its "External Affairs and Defence Minister." During the event, they publicly declared the "indep...