India, July 30 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at 16 locations across Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Mumbai in connection with its money laundering investigation into the 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast case. The searches are part of the probe into the alleged financing of terrorist activities and laundering of proceeds of crime.

According to the ED, the investigation has unearthed evidence indicating that the accused allegedly raised funds for terror activities by operating a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate racket during the pandemic and by collecting donations and fraudulent investments in the name of an educational institution.

The ED initiated its probe on the basis of multiple FIRs regi...