New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jammu Sub Zonal Office conducted search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at various locations in Jammu and Udhampur on August 22 in the Custodian land grabbing case in respect of various patwaris, tehsildars, middlemen and land grabbers indulged in the fraudulent land grabbing and corruption involving custodian land (land left over by evacuees, who earlier migrated to Pakistan), around 502.5 kanals, stated a release.

ED initiated investigation on the basis of various FIRs registered by ACB, J&K Police.

The investigation revealed that a whole ecosystem involving multiple government revenue officials working in collusion with p...