New Delhi, July 8 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Allahabad Zonal Office, is conducting search operations at multiple premises in Jhansi and Lucknow in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation against Deep Narayan Singh Yadav, former MLA from the Garautha Assembly constituency in Jhansi, and his associates.

The investigation is based on an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the ED on the basis of an FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment regarding the alleged possession of disproportionate assets by the former MLA.

The ED's preliminary investigation has revealed the alleged generation and laundering of proceeds of crime through a network of companies and limited liability part...