India, May 8 -- A high-profile money laundering investigation into Punjab's real estate sector took a dramatic turn on Thursday when bags allegedly filled with cash were thrown from a ninth-floor apartment during an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid in Mohali.

Residents of Western Towers in Kharar reported scenes of chaos during the early morning operation after two bags containing bundles of Rs. 500 notes were allegedly flung from Flat 906, reportedly linked to IT businessman Nitin Gohal, who is under the ED scanner.

According to eyewitnesses, bundles of currency notes scattered across the society premises after one of the bags burst open on impact. ED officials immediately cordoned off the area and began collecting the cash. Prelimin...