ED raids Punjab CM aide's associate

• ED raids Nitin Gohal's Mohali residence in money laundering probe
• BJP leader claims cash bundles were thrown from the ninth floor
• Investigation targets builders and aides linked to land fraud cases

An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team raided the residence of a person named Nitin Gohal for allegedly having "helped" builders who "defaulted" in payment

of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) fees and arranging political protection for them, ED officials said. BJP Leader Bikram Singh Majithia, in a post on X, shared an alleged picture and video of the raid where bags allegedly filled with cash were reportedly thrown from the ninth floor during the operation. Majithia claimed that Rs 500 notes were seen fluttering in the air outside the residential complex, as raids were conducted at Gihal's residence, who is an associate of Rajbir Singh Ghumman, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Bundles of Rs 500 notes Flutttering in the air

According to Majithia, ED teams carried out searches at multiple locations connected to close aides and relatives identified as Nitin and Veer Davinder. During the operation at a high-rise apartment in Mohali, bundles of Rs 500 notes were allegedly seen scattered outside the building after bags were reportedly thrown from the ninth floor.

Videos shared by Majithia showed currency notes fluttering in the air near the residential complex, triggering massive public attention and heavy police deployment in the area.

The post claimed that crores of rupees may have been recovered or linked to the searches, though officials are yet to issue an official statement on the exact amount seized.

The raids are reportedly connected to suspected hawala transactions and financial irregularities. Investigators are said to be examining money trails, property links, and possible shell transactions as part of the probe.

Meanwhile, ED on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and Chandigarh as part of a money laundering investigation against certain builders and real estate companies in an alleged land fraud case, officials said.

They said about a dozen locations in Mohali and Chandigarh linked to Suntec City project, Ajay Sehgal, ABS Townships, Altus Builders, Dhir Constructions and associates are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).