Bhujbal cases: ED conducts searches in Mumbai

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in and around the city in connection with two cases registered against former Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal.

"We are conducting searches at multiple locations of those persons, who are connected to the cases. The <g data-gr-id="14">searches</g> will continue throughout the day," said an ED official, refusing to name people whose premises are being searched.

Last week, the ED had registered two Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIRs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the NCP leader suspecting illegal transactions to the tune of Rs 900 crore in all, even as it summoned four individuals of a Singapore-based firm in which Bhujbal's company Armstrong Energy has invested.

The first case pertains to the Maharashtra Sadan scam and Kalina land allotment <g data-gr-id="13">case,</g> while the second one relates to a housing project at Navi Mumbai.