Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multi-state searches as part of terror financing-linked money laundering investigation against a "highly radicalised" module of banned global terrorist group ISIS that had its base in Thane's Padgha village, officials said.

The raids were launched early morning at 40 locations, including in the twin villages of Padgha-Borivali in Maharashtra's Thane apart from Ratnagiri district and locations in Delhi, Kolkata and some towns of Uttar Pradesh, they said.

The ED teams were provided security by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra for the raids undertaken in the state while central security forces assisted them in other areas, the officials said.

The federal agency filed a case under the Prevention of Money Lau

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