India, Dec. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at 12 locations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, as part of its money-laundering probe into individuals, including a Yemeni national and his wife, allegedly linked to a Nandurbar-based educational and charitable trust that was accused of violating the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) last year.

The searches were carried out at the premises of individuals and entities connected with the Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom (JIIU), which came under the scanner of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last year for allegedly diverting foreign donations to entities not registered under the FCRA. The MHA had cancelled JIIU's FCRA registration in July 2024.

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