India, July 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it recovered Rs 40 lakh in cash and 180 grams of gold coins from a madrasa in West Bengal while conducting searches across four states on Thursday as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration network.

The searches, carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), covered 16 locations in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana.

According to officials, the probe focuses on an alleged syndicate accused of facilitating the illegal entry of Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals into India using forged identity documents while allegedly diverting foreign funds through charitable organisations and other entities.

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