Hyderabad, July 30 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided six locations in Hyderabad on Wednesday, July 30, in connection with the alleged Rs 700 crore sheep distribution scam that took place during the former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government in Telangana.

The agency raided the houses and offices of former Animal Husbandry Director Ram Chander Naik, the main accused, Moinuddin, and a few others involved in alleged irregularities, sources said.

The raids follow an investigation that was started by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which was then handed over to the ED since the scale of suspected financial fraud was involved.

The sheep distribution program was initiated on 20 June 2017 by then chief minister K Chandrashekar Ra...