India, Aug. 27 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at 13 locations, including the residence of former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bhardwaj and the premises of private contractors, in connection with alleged irregularities in the construction of health infrastructure projects under the AAP-run Delhi government between 2018 and 2019, officials said.

The searches form part of a money laundering probe into suspected corruption, unauthorised construction, unjustified cost escalations, and diversion of funds in projects sanctioned during that period, according to ED officials, who asked not to be identified.

The AAP, however, termed the raids a "politically motivated witch hunt" by t...