New Delhi, April 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted multiple searches across Karnataka against Bengaluru's notorious cyber hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, the son of sitting Karnataka MLA, NA Harris, and other accused persons in connection with an alleged cybercrime and money laundering network case.

The searches got underway from early this morning, covering 12 premises spread across Karnataka under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Officials said the ED's action is part of its investigation in this case, initiated based on multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) and chargesheets filed by Karnataka Police alleging offences such as hacking of national and international websites, stealing of b...