The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, March 14, 2024, conducted raids at 13 locations, in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi in connection with an ongoing illegal sand mining case related to former Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati.
The searches included the residences of Gayatri Prajapati, his wife and sons in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, Amethi; Maharashtra's Mumbai; and Delhi among other locations.
The searches are still underway in close coordination with State police forces under provisions of the Money Laundering Act case initiated by the ED in 2021.