New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at three premises linked to businessman and former Minister of State for Haryana Gopal Goyal Kanda in connection with a Rs 248.46 crore alleged money laundering probe.

The search operation has been underway since early Thursday and is covering three premises of Kanda in Haryana's Gurugram. The premises being searched include his residence, farmhouse and office.

The ED launched the searches under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which grants extensive powers of search and seizure to the agency and authorised officers.

The searches are being conducted in connection with an ongoing investigation by ED's Gurugram unit in a l...