Chennai, Aug. 1 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai Zonal Office has conducted raids at 15 residential premises located in Chennai, Coimbatore, Mumbai and Hyderabad under Section 17(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with money laundering and terror financing investigation related to the 2022 Coimbatore Bomb Blast case.
The ED initiated investigation on the basis of various FIRs registered by the NIA in connection with suicide VB-IED explosion that occurred on October 23, 2022 on Deepavali eve near the ancient Arulmigu Kottai Sangameshwarar Thirukovil temple in Coimbatore.
The bomb blast was caused by suicide bomber Jamesha Mubeen, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq ...