ED conducts raid at residence of PFI functionary

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at the residential premises of a Popular Front of India (PFI) functionary, Mohd Sanaullah, in connection with an alleged money laundering case. This comes as PFI members have been named in several violence cases and illegal protest cases across the country, including violence in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and recent Bengaluru violence.
One dies in accident: Ramji Sao (60) of Enarbarawa village died on the spot and an Asha worker, Malti Devi was injured seriously when a three-wheeler in which they were travelling turned turtle near Enarbarawa turning on Bhairoganj-Chautarawa road in West Champaran on Thursday.
Construction worker shot at: The work on construction of a bridge over the Dhadhar river near Badauan-Dehuri village in Fatehpur block of Gaya district was stopped after an armed group of extortionists shot a worker on Wednesday evening. “We are trying to ascertain if the Maoists or some local criminals are involved in the crime,” Gaya SSP Rajiv Mishra told this newspaper on Thursday.