Bhopal, Oct 7, 2025

In a major crackdown on financial fraud, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal, conducted search operations on October 3 across seven locations in Bhopal, Vidisha, Katni, and Chhatarpur districts.

The raids were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, targeting Shobhit Tripathi, former CEO of Janpad Panchayat Sironj, and his alleged accomplices, an ED statement said.

The searches led to the seizure of incriminating documents, digital devices, and the freezing of bank accounts and mutual funds worth Rs 21.7 lakh linked to Tripathi and others, the statement said.

The ED’s investigation stems from an FIR filed by the Economic Offense Wing, Bhopal, under various sections of the IPC, 1860, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

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