The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at 14 premises across West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan along with locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR region as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged fraud at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) toll plazas.
The probe stems from an FIR registered last year and focuses on allegations that unauthorised software was used to generate fake toll receipts, allowing collections from motorists to be diverted outside the official accounting system.
According to ED officials, forensic examination and NHAI records have indicated the alleged use of such software at toll plazas. Investigators are now examining digital and documentary evidence, tracing the diverted funds and identifying individuals and beneficiaries who may have been involved in the suspected scheme. The searches were conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).