India, July 7 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations in Kolkata as part of an investigation into the alleged routing of suspicious funds through bank accounts linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), officials said.

The financial probe agency carried out searches at around five premises in the West Bengal capital, including the offices of Carewell Aviation, a Kolkata-based private charter aircraft hiring and leasing company, its directors and a purported electoral trust.

According to preliminary findings, funds amounting to more than Rs.150 crore were allegedly routed through aviation and travel-related companies before reaching accounts linked to the party, officials said. The company has not yet is...