The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Chandigarh, conducted searches at 14 locations across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula yesterday as part of a money-laundering investigation involving the alleged embezzlement of Rs. 645 crore of Haryana government funds.
Premises linked to several jewellers and their associates, including alleged middleman Gourav Kansal were searched.
The agency seized Rs. 24.30 crore in cash and froze around Rs. 22 crore in bank balances. Documents and digital evidence were also recovered.
The probe is part of investigations started after a case of money laundering registered by Haryana Police in February 2026 over discrepancies in bank accounts of the state’s Development and Panchayat Department.
The bank accounts were maintained with IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank. Many IAS officers and other government employees are also allegedly involved in this bank fraud.