New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches in multiple states as part of a money‑laundering investigation linked to fraudulent toll collection at National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) plazas, officials said.
The searches covered about 14 premises in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, the Delhi‑NCR region and West Bengal.
The action was launched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the central agency took cognisance of two police FIRs. The FIRs allege the use of unauthorised software applications to generate toll receipts and the diversion of toll collections outside the official accounting mechanism.
Forensic examination and NHAI records have corroborated the deployment of such software, ED officials said. The searches aim at recovering digital and documentary evidence, identifying beneficiaries and tracing the proceeds of the alleged crime.
