Ludhiana:, April 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday widened its ongoing probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) by conducting searches on the premises of Neeraj Satija, an associate of cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, in the Model Town area of Ludhiana.

The ED on Friday carried out searches at the residences and offices of Arora, his son Kavya, and his business partners across 13 locations in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh.

The operation, conducted under FEMA, involves allegations of money laundering, round-tripping of funds from the UAE, and links to illegal betting syndicates.

Arora, who holds the industries, commerce and local bodies portfolios, is an industrialist-turned-politician.

On Saturday, ED t...