The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided the premises of Delhi Cabinet Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Raaj Kumar Anand and some others as part of a money laundering probe, official sources said.
A dozen premises, including that of the minister in the Civil Lines area of the national capital, were being searched since 7.30 am, they said.
The ED teams are escorted by a team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The probe against Anand is being undertaken as per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMlA).
The investigation stems from a charge sheet filed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on charges of false declarations in imports for customs evasion of more than Rs 7 crore apart from international hawala transactions, the sources said.
A local court recently took cognisance of the DRI prosecution complaint after which the ED filed a PMLA case against Anand and some others, they said.
Anand, 57, is the minister for social welfare and SC/ST welfare among others in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government. He is an MLA from Patel Nagar.