New Delhi, June 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at 18 locations in Tamil Nadu in an alleged teacher recruitment examination manipulation case.

ED's multiple teams conducted the search operation early in the morning, simultaneously covering cities including Chennai, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Coimbatore, and Madurai. The searches are still continuing.

As per the officials, the action follows a First Information Report (FIR) registered in 2017 by the Central Crime Branch (CCB).

According to officials, a chargesheet in the case was filed by the state police in 2021. The ED has initiated its probe under money laundering provisions based on the earlier FIR and subsequent findings.

The searches are part...