New Delhi, July 13 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chennai Zonal Office, on Monday said it conducted search operations at 19 locations across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Srinagar as part of an ongoing money laundering probe linked to online investment fraud and fake "Work From Home" scams.
The searches were carried out at 16 locations in Tamil Nadu, two in Kerala and one in Srinagar under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The investigation stems from two FIRs registered by the Tamil Nadu Police and the Telangana Police for offences punishable under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023/Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 and the Information Technology Act, 2000, which are scheduled offences...