India, Oct. 3 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED)'s Chandigarh Zonal Office-II on Friday searched 14 locations in Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. This was part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged embezzlement of about Rs 645 crore in public funds from the Government of Haryana, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, and other Government accounts.

The investigation started after Haryana Police filed an FIR in February 2026. The complaint was about unexplained differences in the bank balances of the Development and Panchayat Department of Haryana at IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank. Investigators later found that large amounts had been taken from these and other offi...