The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, has conducted search operations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the digital arrest case involving eminent Ludhiana-based industrialist S.P. Oswal, an official statement said on Thursday.
The searches were carried out on December 22 at 11 locations across multiple states, including Punjab. During the operations, the ED recovered and seized various incriminating documents and digital devices.
The ED investigation was initiated based on an FIR registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Ludhiana, under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.