The ED conducted raids at several places in Punjab related to a money laundering case for drug involvement.

As per the police records, the raids pertaining to the arrests in connection with the daylight murder of OSD, Agriculture Dept, and illegal mining with the prime accused, Jagdish Singh, also known as Bhola, were conducted at 13 places.

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An for information from an official, 13 places in the Rupnagar District are under scanners as it has come to light that illicit mining was under progress on the land that was earlier attached by the ED in the issues related to the Bhola case.

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They reported that approximately $30 million in cash has been seized during the raids so far. The money laundering case is linked to a multi-crore synthetic narcotics racket that was uncovered in Punjab during 2013–14. The Enforcement Directorate initiated the investigation based on FIRs filed by the Punjab Police. 

Among those implicated in the illegal mining operations are Nasib Chand, identified as a key figure in the mining mafia, and Shree Ram Stone Crushers, along with others.

The case, commonly referred to as the Bhola drug case, centers on Jagdish Singh, aka Bhola, a former wrestler and policeman who allegedly became a drug mafia kingpin. Bhola was arrested by the ED in January 2014, and the case is currently on trial before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Punjab.

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