The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at six locations related to the accused in sanction of loans under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to farmers for construction of fish tanks in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, on November 29, a release from it said on Saturday.
The searches were conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. As part of the searches, several digital devices, documents relating to immovable and movable properties acquired from the proceeds of crime were seized.
The EDs investigation was based on the case registered by CBI, ACB, Visakhapatnam for alleged large-scale fraud at IDBI Bank, Rajahmundry Branch, East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh in connection with processing and sanctioning of short-term loans /KCC to farmers of fish farming for construction of ponds and tanks.