The Punjab Vigilance Directorate arrested several people in connection with the case.
Chandigarh:
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at various locations in Punjab to investigate a money laundering case related to an alleged guava orchard compensation “scam”, official sources said.
The ED case was registered after the federal agency took notice of the Punjab Vigilance Directorate’s FIR for allegedly misappropriating nearly Rs 137 crore as compensation for guava orchards on land acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).
The residences of some senior government officials and some private individuals are being covered, sources said.
The Punjab Vigilance Directorate arrested a number of people, including some horticulture department officials, in the case, they said.
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