Chandigarh, Aug. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate has searched eight premises across Chandigarh, Mohali and Madhya Pradesh in a money-laundering investigation into an alleged fake international technical-support operation that targeted people in the United States and Canada, the agency said.
The searches, carried out on August 21 by the ED's Chandigarh Zonal Office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, led to the seizure of about Rs 20 lakh in unaccounted cash, documents and electronic devices. Bank balances of around Rs 50 lakh were also frozen.
The premises searched were linked to Vijay Raj Kapuria, Varinder Raj, Infimum Enterprises LLP and other associated persons and entities, according to the ED.
At the centre of the invest...