INDIA, Dec. 4 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive searches at multiple locations in Meghalaya on Thursday as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into alleged fund diversion at the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC). Officials confirmed that these raids marked the first operation carried out by the agency's Shillong sub-zonal office after registering a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the state.

At least five premises in Tura, located in West Garo Hills district, were searched, focusing on developmental projects sanctioned for the Asanang constituency. Investigators allege that the allocated funds for these projects were misappropriated and that several approved wor...