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ED Raids 14 Locations, Seizes Rs 211 Crore Assets

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The Enforcement Directorate searched 14 premises in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Tuesday.
Investigators allege Rs 645 crore was embezzled from Haryana government and Chandigarh municipal accounts.
The raids seized assets worth about Rs 211 crore.
Searches targeted jewellery firms including Malik Jewellers, KLG Jewels, MB Gold Traders.
CBI filed a third charge sheet naming six Haryana-cadre IAS officers and middleman Gourav Kansal.

History

Historical Context

In March 2012 the Comptroller and Auditor General said allocating 155 coal blocks created windfall gains of about Rs 10.67 trillion. The Coalgate scandal led the Supreme Court in 2013 to order a CBI probe and, in 2026, to close the case. Today the Enforcement Directorate’s raids on jewellery shops in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula extend that anti-corruption drive to officials and traders.

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Story summary

The Enforcement Directorate searched 14 premises in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Tuesday.
Investigators allege Rs 645 crore was embezzled from Haryana government and Chandigarh municipal accounts.
The raids seized assets worth about Rs 211 crore.
Searches targeted jewellery firms including Malik Jewellers, KLG Jewels, MB Gold Traders.
CBI filed a third charge sheet naming six Haryana-cadre IAS officers and middleman Gourav Kansal.

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