India, Sept. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday launched searches at 14 premises across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, the National Capital Region and West Bengal as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged fraudulent toll collection at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) toll plazas.

A Lucknow zonal ED official said the searches were initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Section 17 to uncover the financial and digital trail of the alleged toll collection fraud and to identify beneficiaries and trace the suspected proceeds of crime.

The investigation stems from a case registered in January 2025. The ED's Ahmedabad Sub-Zonal Office fil...