Occupants of a luxury apartment in Mohali threw bags containing about 20 lakh rupees from a ninth-floor window during Enforcement Directorate searches on Thursday morning as part of a money laundering investigation into Punjab's real estate sector.
The incident occurred at Western Towers in Kharar, where two bags stuffed with cash in 500-rupee notes scattered across the society grounds. Enforcement Directorate officials quickly secured the area and recovered the money. The flat is linked to an IT businessman under scrutiny in the probe.
The agency carried out searches at 12 locations across Chandigarh, Mohali and Patiala. The investigation targets builders accused of securing change of land use licences through fraud, cheating investors and defaulting on government fees owed to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the raids had no connection to his office. He told reporters that the Enforcement Directorate was acting independently on matters possibly linked to old cases or private business dealings.
