Mumbai, July 29 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today launched coordinated searches at residences and offices linked to former Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) Commissioner Anilkumar Khanderao Pawar, intensifying a money laundering probe into illegal construction across 60 acres of reserved civic land.
Simultaneous raids were conducted targeting 12 locations across Mumbai, Pune, and Nashik connected to the 2014-batch IAS officer, who vacated his commissioner post yesterday following state orders.
Maharashtra has appointed M.M. Suryawanshi (IAS) as his successor amid broader bureaucratic reshuffles.
In a parallel enforcement surge, the ED froze assets valued at Rs 12.7 crore during a separate operation targeting the Vasai-Vir...