Dramatic scenes unfolded throughout Enforcement Directorate raids throughout Punjab and Chandigarh as officers searched a number of properties linked to an alleged land and licencing fraud case on Thursday. In Mohali’s Chajju Majra space close to Kharar, panic erupted inside a residential society after two luggage, allegedly full of money, have been reportedly hurled from a ninth-floor flat whereas ED groups performed searches upstairs. Residents quickly gathered downstairs after bundles of Rs 500 notes have been seen scattered throughout the complicated premises.

Officers shortly secured the world and seized the baggage, with sources estimating the recovered quantity at practically Rs 21 lakh. The flat, positioned in Western Towers, is claimed to be related to businessman Nitin Bansal, although authorities haven’t formally confirmed possession particulars.

Simultaneous searches have been additionally carried out in Chandigarh and Patiala as investigators widened their probe into alleged irregularities involving CLU licences, real-estate companies, and suspected monetary fraud price a whole lot of crores.

The ED is but to launch an official assertion on the recoveries or political hyperlinks being speculated.