India, Aug. 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided the premises of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), its suspended Chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, member Shanta Hosmani and some others as part of a money laundering investigation into a veterinary officers recruitment exam 'scam' case, officials said. They said that about 21 premises in the state and in Gujarat are being searched.

The action was launched after the federal probe agency booked a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) into these alleged irregularities, the officials added.

The search premises include the KPSC office in Bengaluru, the residence of suspended KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, KPSC Member Shanta Hosmani,...