Chandigarh, April 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at the residence and office of prominent city-based businessman Vijay Singla in connection with alleged money laundering activities. Singla is the nephew of four-time Chandigarh member of Parliament Pawan Kumar Bansal.

The ED team reached house number 105 in Sector 28 and SCO number 118-119 early morning and continued the search operations till late evening. The premises remained sealed throughout the day, with no one allowed to enter or exit during the search operation. The move is said to be part of a broader probe into financial irregularities, though ED sources have clarified that the raid is unrelated to Bansal.

As per officials privy to the matte...