India, Nov. 13 -- Searches were conducted at 14 locations in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday, as part of a money-laundering investigation, in a case involving developer Rajendra Lodha for allegedly cheating Lodha Developers Limited, when he was on its board of directors.

The searches were conducted by the Mumbai unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), on an investigation by the police. Based on a complaint from the firm, police had arrested Lodha in September. They had charged him with criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery and criminal intimidation, among other sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

ED sources said Wednesday's searches were linked to persons in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), who were accus...