New Delhi, June 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at six locations across Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi-Noida region as part of an ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) linked to a real estate case, officials said on Tuesday.

According to officials, the searches were carried out at residential and business premises connected to persons and entities under probe in the case allegedly involving Hampton Sky Realty Ltd.

"The search operations were conducted at six premises across Ludhiana and Jalandhar in Punjab, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, and the Delhi-Noida region. The action is part of an ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The premises being ...