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CHANDIGARH, May 7: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and Chandigarh, including the premises of an alleged close associate of an OSD in the CMO, as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged land fraud case, officials said.
\nThey said about a dozen locations in Mohali and Chandigarh linked to Suntec City project, Ajay Sehgal, ABS Townships, Altus Builders, Dhir Constructions and associates are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
\nA person named Nitin Gohal is also being searched by the agency and he is alleged to have \u201chelped\u201d builders who \u201cdefaulted\u201d in payment of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) fees and arranging \u201cpolitical protection\u201d for them, ED officials said.
\nOfficials claimed Gohal, an IT professional, was linked to Rajbir Ghuman, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
\nThe accused have been charged with fraud in obtaining CLU (change of land use) licences from GMADA and subsequently cheating public. They are alleged to have collected funds worth crores of rupees from the investors, the officials said.
\nThe officials said an incident of recovery of cash, that was apparently flung from a high-rise building, has also taken place in Mohali. The agency was trying to ascertain the value of the cash, they said.
\nSources said the incident took place in Mohali\u2019s Kharar area where two bags stuffed with Rs 500 denomination cash were seen lying on the ground, indicating that they were thrown from a flat in a residential society following the ED raid.
\nA few bundles of cash could also be seen scattered on the ground of the residential society, the sources said.
\nA video of bags containing cash lying on the ground went viral on social media. The sources added that a raid operation was carried out at the flat located in Western Towers in Kharar by ED sleuths.
\nSAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia posted on X about the two cash bags. \u201cCrores of Money, 500 notes flying in Air. Money Belongs to whom\u2014 OSD CM Mann Rajbir\u2019 Singh. \u2018Kattar Fraudsters\u2019 in ED trap. ED raids on CM Bhagwant Mann\u2019s close aide OSD Rajbir\u2019 Ghumman\u2019s close aides and relatives Nitin, Veer davinder,\u201d Majithia said in Punjabi.
\n\u201cED raids Mohali high-rise linked to CM Mann\u2019s aide; Rs 500 notes fly around after bags thrown from 9th floor. Crores of money is thrown out of 9th floor, Crores of money is flying in Air after ED raid on CM Mann\u2019s close aide\u2019s relatives. Hawala transactions unearthed. Major expose would land soon,\u201d he added.
\nThe ED, over the last few weeks, has undertaken some major action against politically-linked persons in Punjab, which is slated to go to polls in early 2027. It raided the premises of Punjab Industries Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjeev Arora, his son, some others, and then AAP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Kumar Mittal in separate cases. Mittal recently joined the BJP along with six other AAP MPs.<\/p>\n

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CHANDIGARH, May 7: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and Chandigarh, including the premises of an alleged close associate of an OSD in the CMO, as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged land fraud case, officials said. 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