ED raids six locations in Bikaner over suspected foreign funding links
ED Raids Rock Bikaner: Money Laundering Probe Targets Former Councilor and Others
In a major crackdown, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) swooped down on Bikaner with high-stakes raids on Wednesday, targeting money laundering and foreign funding suspicions. The team hit six spots linked to four key people, including a former councilor, shaking up the city.
The action kicked off early, around 7:30 a.m., after ED officials arrived from Jaipur late the previous night. They raided homes in busy areas like Phad Bazaar, Subhashpura, Dhobi Talai, and Sarvodaya Basti. Heavy security blanketed the scene, with CRPF jawans and local police standing guard. The ED even cordoned off a 100-meter radius around each spot to keep things airtight and stop any meddling.
Sources say the searches focused on the residences of Shabir in Sarvodaya Basti, Mohammad Sadiq Ali in Dhobi Talai, Bunty alias Asgar Ali in Phad Bazaar, and ex-councilor Javed Khan in Subhashpura. ED sleuths spent the whole day digging through documents, bank records, and gadgets, wrapping up only by evening. No arrests happened yet, but the buzz is real.
What’s the big picture? Officials suspect these four got cash from abroad and funneled it to folks inside India, possibly through shady hawala networks. The ED sees this as part of a wider fight against unaccounted foreign money pouring into the country. They looped in the district admin and the SP for backup, highlighting how sensitive this money laundering case feels.
Local folks noticed the heavy police presence zipping around town, sparking chatter in political and business circles. The probe stretches beyond Rajasthan, and with ED still sifting through seized stuff, expect more updates soon on this foreign funding scandal.
This Bikaner raid underscores the ED’s ongoing push against illicit finance routes—stay tuned as the investigation heats up.
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