India, Aug. 19 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has conducted searches in multiple locations in Dindigul district and Chennai in Tamil Nadu linked to I Periyasamy, minister for panchayat raj and rural development, his son I P Senthil Kumar, MLA of Palani constituency, and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.

"The search conducted on August 16 resulted in seizure of documents related to properties, investments from the residences of Kumar, Periyasamy's daughter P Indra and the office premises of Irulappa Mills India Pvt Ltd in which Periyasamy and his younger son P Prabhu are the directors," the ED said in an official statement.

"The s...